Donegal continues to have one of the highest numbers of people killed on roads
Donegal has the fourth highest number of deaths on the roads after Dublin, Meath and Mayo. The Road Safety Authority has issued new figures today showing six of the 77 road fatalities so far this year have been in the North West counties. Five people have already lost their lives…
VAT increase ‘could lead to job losses’
A Donegal TD has warned that any increase in the VAT rate for the hospitality sector could lead to job losses in the region. A document prepared for Finance Minister Pascal Donohue last week, called for the 9 percent rate to be scrapped in favour of a return to the…
Former Tanaiste says new politics needs new people
Former Tanaiste Mary Coughlan has expressed her disappointment with so-called ‘new politics’. Speaking to Ocean FM following the cooption convention in Donegal town last night, Ms. Coughlan ruled out any return to local or national politics. The former Deputy leader of Fianna Fail was one of many members of the…
Second-place finish for Keelan Kilrehill in Santry
Keelan Kilrehill from Colaise Iascaigh finished second in the 3000 metres at the annual Schools International Athletics Board track and field match, involving England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, in Santry on Saturday. Kilrehill ran 8 minutes 47.25 seconds for the distance. Abbey Vocational School’s Mia McCalmont finished seventh in Girls…
FF members in South Donegal get ready for selection convention this Sunday
Around three hundred Fianna Fail members are eligible to vote at the convention to fill the seat on Donegal County Council held by the late Councillor Sean McEniff. The long-serving Fianna Fail councillor from Bundoran passed away in April. At one point it looked as though his daughter Elizabeth McIntyre…
Donegal drowning victims were Lithuanian living in Longford and Meath
It’s been confirmed the two men whose bodies were recovered off the coast of Glencolmcille, Co Donegal, were from Lithuania. Rimantis Barauskas was in his 50s and had an address in Oldcastle, Co Meath. Raimondas Jezdauskas, who was 34, lived in Ballymahon, Co Longford. Post mortems on their bodies were…
Calls for more info on water safety after deaths off Donegal coast
There are calls for more information about water safety to be provided to tourists on the west coast. It’s after two men – originally from Lithuania – died following an incident off Donegal. They were fishing at the time, and one of the men wasn’t wearing a life jacket. Liam…