“The Donegal fishing communities cannot be forgotten about” – Walsh
A midlands North West MEP says more needs to be done for the fishing communities in Donegal. Marie Walsh visited a number of locations in Donegal this week including Killybegs, Ballyshannon and Ireland’s first offshore shared digital workspace on Arranmore. She believes there is a big concern over post brexit…
Eir phone lines down in Killybegs
The Eir telecommunications service has been disrupted at Killybegs today following damage to telephone lines. The accidental damage was caused to the network infrastructure between Mountcharles and Inver. Eir have confirmed this evening that a repair crew are on-site repairing the damage. There is no estimated time as to when…
Lorry off the road in Killybegs
Gardaí are advising motorists to drive with care and to avoid unnecessary journeys as Storm Ciara intensifies with strong winds and heavy rain with localised flooding as its reported that a lorry has come off the main road near Killybegs. Gardaí are currently at the scene which happened on the…
KFO welcomes EU’s draft negotiating blueprint for Brexit deal
The Killybegs Fisheries Organisation (KFO) has welcomed the EU’s draft negotiating blueprint for Brexit trade talks stating that insofar as fisheries is concerned, the deal offers tangible hope to the Irish industry and provides a timely boost after a bruising, exhausting period of negotiation. However the Donegal based group have…
RTE to televise Kilcar-Killybegs on Saturday
RTE will televise two of this weekend’s Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Donegal Senior Championship Quarter-finals live from Ballybofey. First up, St. Eunans take on Milford which is set to get underway at 5:00 pm from MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey. Milford were beaten by Glenswilly in their final group game at…
Tenders received for €6.5m expansion to Killybegs Harbour
Tenders have been received for €6.5m euro expansion to Killybegs Harbour. Contractors are expected to be appointed next month and it’s thought the work will take 12 months to complete. Dredging works in preparation for project had already started in 2017 and were completed in 2018. The Smooth Point project,…
Calls for further upgrades to N56
There are concerns over lack of plans to upgrade a stretch of road on N56 in Donegal. Currently road improvement works are ongoing on the route between Mountcharles and Inver Bridge but the section of road from Inver Bridge to Killybegs will not be included as part of this. Local…