Donegal man to be sworn in as army officer
A Donegal man is one of 29 new army officers to be sworn in at a commissioning ceremony in Kildare today. Conor O’Brien from Ballybofey is one of the new Irish officers along with 6 Maltese officers at the Defence Forces Training Centre today. The 35 cadets have successfully completed…
Garda overtime in Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim cost over €2m last year
Garda overtime in the Donegal and Sligo Leitrim Garda division cost over €2m last year. However, Donegal had double the overtime hours and expenditure than its Sligo Leitrim counterparts. The new figures from the Department of Justice show that there is a heavy reliance on Garda overtime in order…
Councillors say allocations not enough to deal with problems on local roads
Councillors in the North West say roads allocations are too little to deal with the problems that need to be addressed to improve local roads. It follows the allocations of over €34m in local roads funding for the three Councils in the North West yesterday. It’s a marginal increase on…
Donegal hotel celebrates award win
The owner of Harvey’s Point Hotel in Donegal believes their family feel has helped put them top of the pile in Ireland. Yesterday the Donegal hotel was named the best hotel in the country as well as the 10th best in Europe in TripAdvisor’s Travellers Choice awards. The award was…
Additional funding for Local Enterprise Offices to deal with Brexit
Local Enterprise Offices in the North West are to receive additional funding for job creation and to deal with the onset of Brexit. The Minister for Small Business Pat Breen yesterday announced that four million euro extra has been allocated between the 31 LEO’s around the county. The money is…
Disappointment at lack of LIS funding in Donegal
A Donegal councillor has expressed his disappointment at the lack of funding for the Local Improvement Scheme in Donegal. €20 million in local roads funding was announced for Donegal yesterday, an increase of 1% on the 2016 funding. Independent Councillor John Campbell believes this to be inadequate for the amount…
Every school to be affected if ASTI members vote to strike
Up to 30 secondary schools in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will be affected if the ASTI votes to go on strike. The 18,000 members of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland are currently voting on proposals aimed at resolving a series of disputes between the union and the Department of…