Clarity sought on future investment in Donegal community hospitals
Donegal TDs are calling for funding to be committed for three community hospital projects in the county. They are St Joseph’s in Stranorlar, Ramelton and Lifford. They matter was raised again in the Dail yesterday as a result of a motion put forward by Deputies Pat the Cope Gallagher, Charlie…
Group campaigning for future of Stranorlar community hospital to hold demonstration
A group campaigning for the future of a community hospital in Stranorlar is planning a demonstration this weekend. It was announced in 2016 that St Joseph’s Residential Care Unit would be replaced by a new public/private hospital in Letterkenny in 2021. However in November last year, during a visit by…
Calls for additional accommodation at Donegal school
The need of for additional accommodation at a school in Stranorlar is being assessed by the Department of Education. The application for increased space also includes provision for an Autism Spectrum Disorder Unit. Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher says he will maintain pressure on the Government to ensure there…
Twin Towns fearful over impact of proposed new by-pass route
A proposed new route from Sligo to Letterkenny could result in the loss of up to 200 jobs and about €10m in revenue to one local area in Donegal. That’s the opinion of the Ballybofey and Stranorlar Chamber of Commerce, which says it’s shocked and concerned over the impact. Ballybofey…
Call for Donegal council to complete footbridge as soon as possible
A Donegal councillor is calling on contractors to get works on a new footbridge between Ballybofey and Stranorlar completed as a matter of urgency. Cllr Patrick McGowan, Cathaoirleach of Stranorlar Municipal District, said pedestrians and traffic are trying to pass one another on the bridge in a restricted space, with…
Businesses in Ballybofey, Stranorlar lose out because of congestion due to roadworks
The Ballybofey and Stranorlar Chamber of Commerce has met with Donegal County Council’s Director of Roads to discuss what it calls the disastrous experiences of traffic jams there. There has been serious traffic congestion in the twin towns over the past few weeks. But a number of measures have now…
Traffic delays so bad in Twin Towns that motorists are ‘jumping the lights’
The traffic in the twin towns in Donegal has become so bad that people are simply jumping the lights. The issue was discussed at a meeting in Ballybofey and Stranorlar last night. Businesses expressed their concerns at the backlog of traffic in the town especially this month with an increase…