Antrim native the new bishop of Raphoe
A Jesuit priest, Fr Alan McGuckian, is to be the new bishop of the Catholic diocese of Raphoe, which covers most of County Donegal. He will succeed Bishop Philip Boyce, who has served as head of the diocese for more than 20 years. Father Alan McGuckian was born in 1953,…
Despite poor road safety record, Donegal has low number of penalty points
There needs to be a county by county review of where speed cameras should be situated to detect speed. That’s according to Meath West Sinn Fein TD Peadar Toibin follow new figures released to him this week from the Road Safety Authority. They reveal that Donegal had one of the…
Interest grows in expected contest to fill late Cllr Sean McEniff’s seat
The seat left vacant by Fianna Fail’s Sean McEniff is to represent the people of the local electoral area. That’s according to former Fianna Fail politician in Ballyshannon, Billy Grimes, who says he has been approached to seek a nomination but has yet to make up his mind on whether…
Announcement expected on new bishop of Raphoe
It’s expected the successor to Bishop Philip Boyce of the Diocese of Raphoe will be announced this morning. The diocese covers most of County Donegal. It’s expected the announcement will be made after Mass in St Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny, which starts this morning at 10am. The chief celebrant will…
€140m investment by Irish Water in Donegal schemes
A Donegal-based minister is welcoming what he says is a commitment from Irish Water to invest €143m across the water network in the county, including schemes in the south of the county. It includes €73m in water works and €70m in sewerage schemes. Fine Gael’s Joe McHugh was commenting following…
Ireland’s largest windfarm opens in Donegal today
Ireland’s largest windfarm opens in South Donegal today. It consists of 38 turbines and is located at Meenadreen. Each turbine stands 115 metres high with a rotor diameter of 90 metres. It follows a €145m investment, making it among the most technologically advanced wind power generating facilities in the world.…
7,000 students in North West get ready to start exams
A total of seven thousand students will begin their state exams in schools across Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal tomorrow. In County Sligo, 800 students will sit the junior certificate, with a similar number taking the leaving certificate. In County Leitrim, 500 junior certificate students will sit their first state exams…