Damaged Ballinacarrow post box to be replaced shortly
An Post say they will replace a damaged post box at Ballinacarrow in the next two weeks. The post box was removed from its position in front of the old filling station in the village…
€17,000 of funding for local councils ahead of Culture Night 2017
The North West will benefit from a total of €17,000 worth of funding to assist in the staging of events on this year’s culture night. Culture Night 2017 takes place on Friday, September 22nd and…
Clean Coasts Programme visits Strandhill this afternoon
The Clean Coasts Programme visits Strandhill beach this afternoon. The event is part of Barefoot Wine’s ‘World Beach Rescue Day’, a campaign which has supported over 14,000 volunteers since its launch 11 years ago. The…
Annual Orange Order parade takes place in Rossnowlagh today
Up to fifty lodges from counties Donegal, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan are expected to take part in the annual Orange Order parade in Rossnowlagh today. It’s the only such parade that takes place south of…
Body of woman found in Raphoe, Co Donegal, removed from scene
The body of a woman found in Co. Donegal has been removed from the scene. Emergency services were called to an apartment in Raphoe at around 8pm last night where the 43 year old woman…
McLoughlin says signing of fracking Bill is an historic event
A Sligo/Leitrim Fine Gael TD says the signing of his anti-fracking Bill into law by President Michael D Higgins is an historic event that will have benefits long into the future. The Bill, brought forward…
Sit-in at Department of Agriculture offices continue
Day three of a sit-in at the Department of Agriculture offices is underway. The protest is by tillage farmers who are not happy with reports of a proposed cap of €5000 on the amount farmers…
