Business owners urged to be on high alert following recent robbery
Business owners in Bundoran and the wider North West are being urged to be on high alert over a gang potentially operating in the region. It follows the robbery of a local pharmacy last week, with perfume, worth around two thousand three hundred euro, stolen during the course of…
Bundoran Councillor says local community is struggling to come to terms with double tragedy
Tributes have been paid to two people who lost their lives in Bundoran within the last week. Marc Geagan, a popular figure in Bundoran, passed away unexpectedly last Wednesday after his body was found in Finner on Friday morning. Meanwhile, nine-year-old Ronan Wilson of Kildress, Co. Tyrone, was…
Donegal councillors discuss concern over Irish water
Irish Water has come under fire over a number of local issues in south Donegal. Firstly, it’s been claimed that the utility is effectively pouring cold water on peoples plans to build in Mountcharles. Upgrade work to the treatment plant in the area is planned for mid 2023…
Donegal Councillor calls for better communuication between Bus Éireann and local councils
There needs be better communication between local transport services and county councils, according to a Donegal County Councillor. This comes after the bus from Derry to Galway on Monday morning was delayed by 45 minutes due to roadworks, leaving passengers in the North West stranded. Speaking to Ocean…
No more dog days on Blue Flag beaches
Questions are being asked over how a proposed dog ban on Donegal’s Blue flag beaches is going to be policed. Dogs could be prohibited from going on Blue Flag beaches in Donegal next year, as new proposals could be brought forward to change the bye laws that apply to…
Donegal Councillor says there will be no change of venue for Sea Sessions Festival
A Bundoran based Councillor has moved to quell speculation that the popular ‘Sea Sessions music festival may be moved from its current location in Bundoran to the nearby Finner Camp. Speculation had increased in recent times that the festival’s location could be changing for this year’s event. …
Uproar with no vaccinations for 60-69 group in Ballyshannon on Saturday
A Donegal Councillor has expressed his dismay with reports that those aged 61-69 will be unable to avail of a covid-19 vaccination in Ballyshannon on Saturday. Donegal MD councillor, Michael McMahon says that despite a local vaccination centre in operation for the town of Ballyshannon on Saturday those aged…