Calls for council to address derelict hotel in Ballyshannon
A Ballyshannon based councillor has called on Donegal county council to ensure redevelopment work on a former hotel in the middle of the town takes place. Fine Gael’s Barry O’Neill says if the old Millstone hotel site is not redeveloped by the current owners it needs to be declared derelict…
Donegal TD says housing refugees better than more direct provision centres
A Donegal TD says its very important we all play our part in welcoming refugees from the Syrian conflict and from other conflicts around the world. Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle was speaking after it emerged that Donegal County Council is working with the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration…
30 migrant families to be housed in Donegal by end of 2018
Up to 30 migrant families are to be resettled in County Donegal by the end of next year under the refugee resettlement programme. Donegal County Council confirmed in a statement today that the first of these families will be housed by late May of this year. The refugee resettlement…
ESB defends decision to erect fence near Ballyshannon power station
The ESB has been defending its decision to put up a fence along the river Erne in Ballyshannon saying it was built in the interests of public safety. It has been in place for a number of months now but has been the source of some controversy in the town.…
Councillor hits out at planning department over ESB fence in Ballyshannon
A Fine Gael Councillor in Donegal has hit out at the planning department of the Council over ongoing concerns about the a fence along the Erne river in Ballyshannon. Barry O’Neill claims the decision to grant permission was incompetent and there are safety concerns. He told a meeting of the…
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…
Councillors want cameras to catch illegal dumpers in south Sligo
The issue of illegal dumping appears to be getting worse across the North West. Councillors in Donegal and South Sligo raised the issue this week after reports of fly tipping and the accumulation of rubbish at recycling centres in both counties. Councillors in Ballymote/Tubbercurry want to see cameras installed but…