Council plan to purchase land to move Drumlonagher bottle bank
The long-running effort to relocate the bottle bank at Drumlonagher in Donegal Town to another location may at last be coming to an end. Independent Councillor Tom Conaghan says the council is now hoping to purchase land to enable the removal of the bottle bank from Drumlonagher. Cllr Conaghan has…
Second BreastCheck unit in Donegal to screen almost 800 women
BreastCheck are supplying a second unit in Donegal for the next three weeks with the aim of screening around 770 women in this time. Members from Donegal Action for Cancer Care recently met with BreastCheck representatives where it was confirmed the unti will operate from the Council Office in Donegal…
UPDATE: Road reopened – Donegal Gardaí appeal for information following fatal road traffic collision
Gardaí in Donegal Town are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision. A woman in her late 20’s was seriously injured when she fell from a bus and was struck by a passing vehicle at Ardnawark, Barnesmore Gap on Friday at around 3.45pm. The woman was airlifted to…
Vandalism of potted plants around the Diamond in Donegal Town condemned
Independent Councillor and resident of Donegal Town, Tom Conaghan, says he feels the destruction carried out looked like there was ‘something let out of a cage’ to do it. OceanFM Ireland · NWT Conaghan Diamond
Construction of Donegal Town Primary Care Centre due to finish by months end
Construction of the new state of the art Primary Care Centre located at Drumlonagher, Donegal Town is due to finish at the end of the month. Fitting out the building with all the necessary medical equipment is estimated to take around three months with hopes it can open by October…
Man taken to hospital following four vehicle road traffic collision
A man was taken to Sligo University Hospital this morning following a road traffic collision. Gardaí attended the incident involving four vehicles on the Clar Road, Donegal Town. It occurred at approximately 10.30am. A traffic management plan was in place for a short time but has since reopened.
€2.4m for new Cleary Centre in Donegal Town
€2.4m has been allocated for the building of a new Cleary Centre in Donegal Town for those with intellectual disabilities. €100,000 of the money is to be spent this year on design work. Mary Gorman, chairperson of the Parents and Friends Association for those with intellectual disabilities, has been telling…