Bundoran councillor calls for North West not to be left behind when it comes to enhanced transport services
Bus Eireann is being urged to give further reassurances on making improvements to its services across the North West following the announcement of an enhanced service for the east of the country. The East Coast Commuter Corridor which will run from Sunday will aim to have better services in…
Donegal Councillor to raise local driving test issues in the Dáil and at Council level
A Donegal Councillor says he will have the matter raised in the Dáil concerning the decision taken by the Driving Test Centre in Donegal Town to refuse to test a car due to the colour of the insurance disc on the windscreen of the vehicle. The owner of the…
Tributes flow in for the late Donal Gallagher
Tributes have been paid to the late Donal Gallagher who died over the weekend in New York. Mr Gallagher was 78 and had been a member of the Donegal New York GAA club for many years. He had served as coach and manager over many years. Donal Gallagher…
Planned social housing units for Bundoran ‘step in right direction’
Planned social housing units for Bundoran have been described as a step in the right direction in a long road in addressing the housing shortage in south Donegal. It’s been confirmed this week that tender applications are being sought for 42 new social housing units for the East End…
Frustration over little progress on fire station plans for south Donegal
A Donegal Councillor has expressed his frustration over what’s been described as little to no progress on two seperate fire stations for Bundoran and Ballyshannon. Currently, there is one fire station serving both communities and it’s thought with development and an increase in population there is never been a…
Bundoran councillor fears that there is insufficient numbers of road maintenance staff in south Donegal
There are calls on Donegal County Council to employ more road maintenance staff in south of the county. It follows concern that the current number of people working in the Department is insufficient to cope with the amount of work currently on the table in the area. Sinn…
Major Power outage in Bundoran & Kinlough
It’s estimated that 1,600 people are without power this evening in the Bundoran and Kinlough areas. ESB crews believe that a fallen powerline is the reason for the outage that has impacted a large number of homes and businesses in the South Donegal and North Leitrim areas. Bundoran-based…