Election candidates reminded to be mindful of posters
An appeal is being made to workers for election candidates to be mindful of road safety when putting up posters. A particular concern is visibility being blocked or hindered by posters. It follows a warning last week from Electric Ireland about attaching posters to electricity poles. Brian O Donnell, road…
Local Authorities on heightened state of storm alert
In advance of the arrival of Storm Brendan and the expected high tides, Donegal Town Pier was closed yesterday evening and will remain closed until 8 am on Tuesday morning due to a possible risk of flooding A reminder has been issued that cars will not be permitted to…
Donegal among top 5 counties in Ireland with the most unauthorized quarries
County Donegal is among five counties in the country with the most unauthorized quarries. According to an RTE Investigates programme which will be broadcast tonight, there are 30 such quarries in the county. Barry O Kelly is the reporter on the programme. He says be believes Donegal County Council is…
Revaluations of commercial and industrial properties in County Donegal
The process of revaluing commercial and industrial properties in County Donegal is beginning today. The valuations will be used to calculate the rates to be paid to the county council. Revaluations of commercial and industrial properties in counties Sligo and Leitrim have already taken place. It’s part of an ongoing…
Donegal Council respond to ballot paper allegations
Donegal County Council has responded to claims by an unsuccessful election candidate about inadmissible votes cast in the south of the county in the recent local elections. Diarmaid Doherty claimed 60 to 70 votes could not be counted because of errors by polling station staff. The errors, he said, related…
Tir Chonaill bridge to open in Donegal town.
A new bridge will be opened in south Donegal this morning. It’s the Tir Chonaill bridge, in Donegal Town, which has been replaced after about eight months’ work. Known as the Iron Bridge, and sometimes the Green Bridge, the four-span structure over River Eske was originally built in 1895, and…
Donegal council meeting to discuss SIPO report on Cllr John O Donnell
County councillors in Donegal are holding a special meeting this morning (10am) to discuss a report from the Standards in Public Office Commission about one of the council members. A SIPO investigation found that Independent Councillor John O’Donnell breached the Code of Conduct for councillors when he appeared on a…