Donegal councillor calls for hybrid Leaving Certificate
A Donegal councillor is today joining with those calling for a hybrid Leaving Certificate to be held for those doing the examination this year. Fianna Fail Councillor Micheal Naughton is proposing at a Donegal council meeting today that it call on Education Minister Norma Foley to introduce the hybrid exam.…
Donegal councillor, hotel manager: ‘You can see a sense of optimism in people’s faces’
A Donegal county councillor, hotel manager and national GAA official says the lifting of Covid restrictions has brought a sense of optimism after two years of uncertainty and difficulty. Fianna Fail Councillor Micheal Naughton is general manager of the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny and president of the Ladies GAA. Cllr.…
€250,000 for The Diamond in Donegal Town, €100,000 for Bundoran
The Diamond area of Donegal Town is to be given a quarter million euro boost. €100,000 is to go Bundoran. The money, from Bord Failte, will be spent on improving outdoor spaces in both towns. Donegal Fianna Fail Councillor Micheál Naughton says it will help the south Donegal area in…
Naughton: Gov’t must provide funding for Killybegs harbour works
The government is being called on to provide the funding to enable improvements costing tens of millions of euro at Killybegs Harbour to go ahead. The works needed have been highlighted in a consultants’ report and are believed to cost about €65m. Donegal Fianna Fail Councillor Micheal Naughton has been…
Call for resumption of X-ray services in Donegal Town, Killybegs and Ballyshannon
The HSE is being called on to resume X-ray services at three locations in south Donegal. Fianna Fail Councillor Micheál Naughton says people have been contacting him about the absence of X-ray facilities in Donegal Town, Killybegs and Ballyshannon. https://filedn.com/lglCaxamfnlV2gaMY6rU7tH/News%20Clips%202020/naughton%20x%20ray%2029%20edited%20.mp3
Public urged to have their say on new Ballyshannon plan
A new plan for the regeneration and development of Ballyshannon town centre has been launched. Public consultation on the draft plan, which can be accessed on www.futureballyshannon.com, is open until 4pm on Monday February 15th. The draft plan was commissioned by Donegal County Council last November. An architectural, landscape and…
Funds for Donegal, Sligo projects welcomed
More than €96,000 has been allocated to six projects in County Donegal under the Community and Voluntary Covid-19 Stability Scheme. €11,639 is going to the Drimarone Development Company; €19,315 to Falcarragh Development Association; €3,836 to Finn Valley FM; €23,012 to to Donegal Family Resource Centre; €36,436 to the Bluestack Special…