Ireland captain to receive freedom of Donegal
Seamus Coleman is to receive the Freedom of Donegal. The honour was approved by all of the members of Donegal County Council yesterday. At a recent meeting of the Donegal Municipal District Fine Gael Councillor in Ballyshannon Barry O’Neill had proposed that the 28 year-old Killybegs man get a civic…
Councillor wants Irish captain to be afforded freedom of Donegal
Donegal County Council are being asked to afford the freedom of the county to Republic of Ireland captain Seamus Coleman. Ballyshannon based Fine Gael councillor Barry O’Neill raised the motion at a meeting of the Donegal Municipal District this week. The Killybegs native was named captain of the Irish national…
Council can’t fix damaged clock in Ballyshannon
Donegal county council can do nothing to repair the famous clock in Ballyshannon while it remains in private ownership. The south face of the clock was damaged by lightning during a storm almost three years ago and no renovation work has taken place. The 136 year old clock was removed…
Commitment needed to fund south Donegal fire stations
A Donegal councillor believes the county council need to ensure a commitment to fund two new fire stations in South Donegal is honoured. The fire stations in Ballyshannon and Bundoran are under independent review currently to see if there will be one new fire station allocated to both towns or…