Senator seeks apology regarding traveller education
A Donegal-based Senator seeking an apology from Education Minister Norma Foley after a report into the experience of school going travellers in North Cork found they’re facing barriers to education. Senator Flynn is the only female Traveller to be elected to the Oireachtas. Ms Flynn who lived in Donegal since…
Significant Government support needed for Northern and Western Region
The Government needs to support the North West with a stimulus package worth 570 million euro. That’s according to the Northern and Western Regional Assembly (NWRA), who have made the calls in a submission to the Department ahead of next month’s budget. The NWRA, which is made up of eight…
Man charged in connection with Bundoran hit and run
Gardaí have charged a man in relation to a hit and run incident in Bundoran over the weekend. Nine-year-old Ronan Wilson, from Co. Tyrone, was killed when he was struck by a car that failed to remain at the scene after 9pm on Saturday. The man, in his twenties, will…
Garda dog on its way to Donegal
Gardaí in Donegal will be allocated a special dog unit before the end of the year. Confirmation of the decision was announced at last week’s meeting of the Donegal Joint Policing Committee. It’s understood that only one dog will be heading to Donegal for the time being. But speaking to…
House prices continue to rise in the North West
There is further evidence today that house prices are increasing in the North West. A lack of supply has seen the price of the average three-bed semi in parts of the region rise by 5% in the past quarter, and 18% over the past year. Across the county of Sligo…
Man arrested following Bundoran hit-and-run
A man has been arrested following a hit and run incident in Bundoran in which a young boy was killed last night. Nine year old Ronan Wilson died after being struck by a car that failed to remain at the scene. The man is currently being detained at a Garda…
Gardaí investigating after young boy killed in hit-and-run in Bundoran
Gardaí in Donegal are appealing for witnesses after a young boy was killed in a road traffic accident in Bundoran last night. The boy, named as Ronan Wilson, aged 9, from Kildress in Co. Tyrone, was struck on the Atlantic Way in Bundoran at around 9.20pm last night. He was…