Donegal soccer club creates Road Safety competition with County Council
The Finn Harps Soccer club in Donegal is working a Road Safety Competition with Donegal County Council. The Road Safety Working Group at the Council and the Ballybofey-based club have joined forces again for the 9th year in a row. Primary school children are invited to submit posters on road…
Donegal County Council looking at potential sites for Ballyshannon bottle banks
Bottle banks should be removed from the centre of the town in Ballyshannon because they’re an eyesore. The recycling facility currently in a public carpark in the Market Yard. Donegal County Council say they have been looking at potential new sites in the town for next year. Cllr Barry O’Neill…
North West being promoted in Boston as ‘the gateway to Europe’
The North West is being promoted to American businesses as ‘the gateway to Europe, The UK and Ireland’. Donegal County Council along with Derry City and Strabane District Councils travelled to Boston to sell the North West to 15 potential local businesses. The Ireland North West Showcase Event is one…
Donegal County Council is confident all allocated money will be spent
Donegal County Council says it is confident all money allocated by the Department of Rural Affairs will be spent in the coming months. The Council has been responding to a query from Ocean FM News after Minister Michael Ring’s comments earlier this week criticising Local Authorities for failing to spend…
Motorists warned of longer than usual tailbacks at Laghey
Lengthy tailbacks due to roadwaorks are causing huge delays in Laghey today. The roadworks are ongoing but Donegal County Council says there is a huge increase in traffic levels at the moment due to the 12th July festivities. The Council says it’s contributing to the longer than usual tailbacks and…
Four confirmed to contest for the co-opted seat of the late Sean McEniff
The names of the four candidates who will contest for the co-opted seat on Donegal County Council have been confirmed. The seat was vacated following the death of the late Councillor Sean McEniff who passed away in April. The four candidates are former Ballyshannon Town Councillor Billy Grimes, Roger Meehan…
Jordan the leas-cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council
A Mountcharles councillor says he will work closely with the new Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council to ensure that rural parts of the county are improved. Sinn Fein Councillor Noel Jordon was elected the Leas-Cathaoirleach of the County Council yesterday. He supports his SF party colleague Gerry McMonagle who was…