Sligo and Donegal nominated in Community and Council awards
The Finalists for All Ireland Community & Council awards for 2019 have been announced and there is a healthy representation from the North West. The awards are presented by IPB Insurance and the Local Authority members which represents elected councillors throughout the Country. Donegal County Council have been shortlisted in…
Minister for Housing in Donegal today to turn sod on two construction sites and open four social housing schemes
A government minister has described today as significant in relation to investment in housing in Donegal. Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy was in the county to turn the sod on two housing construction schemes and well as officially opening four new social housing schemes. In all, 115 new homes are being…
Woman dies and daughter injured in Donegal crash
Gardaí are investigating after a crash in which a woman died and her six year old daughter was injured in Co. Donegal. The woman in her thirties was hit by a car while walking along Chapel Road in Dungloe last night at around 6.30pm. The child was taken to Letterkenny…
Donegal TD says ‘Government arrogance and ineptitude’ cause for nurses and midwives strike
A Sinn Fein Donegal TD has blamed what he describes as ‘Government arrogance and ineptitude’ for nurses and midwives going on strike. The Irish and Nurses and Midwives organisation has announced that a 24-hour work stoppage will take place at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals on January 30th over low…
Charges against Donegal men in Australia upgraded to murder
Two men from Donegal have appeared in court in Australia charged with murder. 24 year old Christopher McLaughlin and 21 year old Nathan Kelly appeared via video-link before Burwood Local Court in Sydney in relation to the death of a 66 year old man. The pair, who are both from…
Residential properties numbers increase in the north west
The number of residential properties in the north west increased by more than 940 in the past year. Meanwhile, County Leitrim has the highest residential property vacancy rate in the country. In Donegal, a total of 521 dwellings were added to the county’s residential stock last year. In Sligo, the…
Donegal Gardaí excavating site in connection to disappearance of woman 10 years ago
Gardai in Co. Donegal are excavating a site in the Milford area in connection with the disappearance of a woman 10 years ago. 46 year old Deirdre O’Flaherty from Strabane Co. Tyrone disappeared from Moville Co. Donegal in January 2009. Gardai say they are liaising with her family and the…