Significant funding announced for Laghey to Pettigo road
€1m in funding has been allocated for improvement works on the Laghey to Pettigo route. Works will begin shortly on the R232 with €500,000 made available for this year and a further €500,000 for next year. The funding was secured in part due to Councillor Michael Naughton who led a…
Naughton the new chairman of Donegal Municipal District
Fianna Fail Councillor Micheal Naughton has been elected Chair of the Donegal Municipal District for the year ahead. Councillor Naughton was co-opted onto the seat of the late Councillor Sean McEniff last summer. He told our reporter Barry Whyte it’s a great honour after less than a year on the…
Donegal Town’s old fire station site to be used for parking
An old fire station in Donegal is to be demolished to make way for car parking. It’s expected the site of the now unused fire station building in Donegal Town could provide up to 60 more car-parking spaces. The building has been unused since a new fire station was built…
Donegal’s newest councillor says he will fight for everyone in his area, from Bundoran to Glencolmcille
Donegal’s newest county councillor says his number one aim is to fight for the needs of the people in his area, from Bundoran to Glencolmcille. Fianna Fail’s Michael Naughton was co-opted onto the council at its monthly meeting in Lifford yesterday to fill the seat left vacant by the death…
FF members in South Donegal get ready for selection convention this Sunday
Around three hundred Fianna Fail members are eligible to vote at the convention to fill the seat on Donegal County Council held by the late Councillor Sean McEniff. The long-serving Fianna Fail councillor from Bundoran passed away in April. At one point it looked as though his daughter Elizabeth McIntyre…
Donegal’s Naughton and McMonagle honoured
Donegal manager Micheal Naughton and full-forward Yvonne McMonagle were named the manager of the month and the player of the month for May at last night’s national league awards ceremony in Dublin in Croke Park. Naughton’s Donegal side claimed the National League Division Two title in Parnell Park during…