Council plan to purchase land to move Drumlonagher bottle bank
The long-running effort to relocate the bottle bank at Drumlonagher in Donegal Town to another location may at last be coming to an end. Independent Councillor Tom Conaghan says the council is now hoping to purchase land to enable the removal of the bottle bank from Drumlonagher. Cllr Conaghan has…
Construction of Donegal Town Primary Care Centre due to finish by months end
Construction of the new state of the art Primary Care Centre located at Drumlonagher, Donegal Town is due to finish at the end of the month. Fitting out the building with all the necessary medical equipment is estimated to take around three months with hopes it can open by October…
Man who fled from gardai after patrol car rammed is refused bail
A man charged with dangerous driving as a result of ramming a Garda car outside Donegal Town yesterday was remanded in custody to Castlerea Prison at Donegal District Court this morning. Duane Farry, from Ashfield Gardens, Fintona, Co Tyrone, was also charged with assaulting a garda. The incident occurred after…
Donegal Gardaí anxious to locate a number of males.
Gardaí in Donegal are asking for the public’s assistance following an incident in Donegal Town. Gardaí are asking for the public to be on the lookout for 3-4 males believed to be Eastern European. It’s understood that the men in question were involved in a road traffic collision and…
Flood relocation scheme not likely to apply to Drumlonagher in Donegal
A Donegal woman who had to move out of her home after severe flooding says she does not think a new government relocation scheme will apply to people in her area. Mary McGowan was one of the residents badly hit by flooding in Drumlonagher near Donegal Town in November 2015.…
Donegal undertaker angry over vandalism to ‘wake’ signs
A Donegal undertaker has voiced his anger and disappointment after electronic signs he had hired to ensure the safety of people attending a wake were damaged. Ocean FM News had reported yesterday how batteries were stolen from the signs. The two electronic boards, which flashed a warning with the words…