Donegal IBYE winners announced
The winners of the Donegal county final in the Irish Best Young Entrepreneur Awards were announced at an event in Letterkenny last night. The IBYE is an initiative of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and Enterprise Ireland, and is run by the 31 Local Enterprise Offices across the…
Service won’t be affected at Donegal training center despite investigation
The ongoing Garda investigation at the Donegal Education Centre is not going to affect the work being done there. An investigation is taking place following alleged financial irregularities at the training centre which is based in Donegal Town. The majority of the centre’s funding comes from the department of education…
€1 million in REDZ funding for north west
More than one million euro has been announced for projects in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. The money is coming under the so-called REDZ scheme, which stands for Rural Economic Development Zones. €48,000 is to go to The Gables in Ballyshannon, for improvement of tourism facilities. Tubbercurry Enterprise Centre is to…
Concerns raised about garda checkpoints in northwest
A new report has raised concern that Garda checkpoints in rural areas are not as prevalent as in urban areas. The report by the AA shows that there has been a welcome increase in Garda checkpoints generally around the country over the past 6 months. Over 40% of people surveyed…
Meetings on ‘mini-plans’ to take place in coming days
Miniplans for different areas in the north west can be viewed through your local Council. In Sligo, a Sinn Fein Councillor is holding public meetings to inform people more about these plans which set out a vision for local areas and come under the wider county development plan. Councillor Thomas…
Donegal Person of the Year nomination close Wednesday, November 30th
The closing date for nominations for Donegal Person of the Year is next Wednesday, November 30th. Any person or group can be nominated and the main criteria is that those nominated should have made a significant contribution to the promotion of the county at local, national and international level. Nomination…
Freezing weather warning in place for Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo
There is a yellow weather alert in place for Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal as temperatures are set to plunge tonight. The north west can expect icy lows of between minus 4 and minus 6 degrees with freezing fog in the area also. Met Eireann have issued the warning from 7pm…