Rosina Gallagher named Donegal New York person of the year
The Donegal New York Association held their annual gala dinner on Saturday nigt in the Big Apple and Gweedore native Rosina Gallagher was named the Donegal New York person of the year. After many years service, it took the association a number of goes to convince Gallagher to accept the…
€20m greenway plans for south and west Donegal
There are plans to develop greenways and walkways throughout Donegal that would result in investment of almost 90 million euro in the county. Up to 20 million of that would be in greeway and walkway projects in south and west Donegal. It’s all part of the North West Greenway Develoment…
Pay-by-weight system just two weeks away
The new pay-by weight system will come into effect for all housholders in the north west in exactly two weeks on the first of July. The idea of it is similar to that of the water charges – it aims to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill and…
Stone map of Ireland to be unveiled in Donegal
A fifteen foot high map in Donegal made entirely of stone is believed to be the first of it’s kind in the world. An idea hatched by a community based group in Glencolmcille used masons from every county in Ireland to put together the monument. The masons were asked to…
Books of Condolence for Orlando victims opened
Books of Condolence in memory of the victims of the shooting tragedy in Orlando, Florida, in which 49 people were killed will be opened at Sligo County Council offices at County Hall and City Hall tomorrow, Friday. People may sign the book from 9 30am. Leitrim County Council has a…
Renewed efforts to improve broadbrand throughout region
Renewed efforts are underway to try to improve broadband service throughout the region, particularly in rural areas. It follows a meeting yesterday of ICBAN at which the issue of poor broadband service was discussed. Claire Mulcahy reports:
HSE confirms search for new youth addiction counsellor in Donegal
The HSE has confirmed that efforts are being made to replace a retired youth addiction counsellor in Donegal. It follows the news that referrals to Donegal’s children’s and adolescents addiction counselling service were suspended earlier this week. Mike Kelly reports