Vote to take place on aid package for tillage farmers
Local TD’s will get the chance to vote on an aid package for Tillage farmers in the Dail this afternoon. A vote is expected to take place at lunchtime on the introduction of aid for farmers badly affected by poor weather in 2016. Over 100 farmers, including many from Donegal,…
Warnock: ‘Brexit makes new bridge urgent on Kinlough/Bundoran road’
A Leitrim councillor says that with Brexit, there is now an urgency for a new bridge to be provided on the R280 regional road linking Kinlough in Leitrim and Bundoran in Donegal. Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock says that if there are new custom controls along the border, the R280…
Donegal among counties worst affected by poor tillage harvest
The Irish Farmers’ Association will march on Leinster House this afternoon, calling for the Government to set up a crisis fund for tillage farmers. Many grain farmers, in the west of the country, weren’t able to harvest their crops last autumn after a prolonged period of wet weather destroyed their…
Enterprise Ireland companies create more than 700 jobs in Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal
Enterprise Ireland companies based in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal created a total of more than 700 jobs in the three counties in 2016. More than 420 of the jobs were in Donegal, 160 were in Leitrim and 120 in Sligo. The total number of people employed in Enterprise Ireland supported…
Employment in Enterprise Ireland companies in Donegal now over 3,500
Enterprise Ireland companies based in Donegal created 422 jobs in 2016, bringing total employment by Enterprise Ireland clients to 3,581. The Government agency responsible for developing Irish business globally says a total of 19,244 new jobs — both full and part-time — in Enterprise Ireland supported businesses were created across…
Donegal TD calls for swift implementation of insurance recommendations
A Donegal TD has called for swift implementation of some recommendations in the report on the cost of motor insurance. Fianna Fail deputy Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher welcomed the report but says he has fears that the long term target date could lead to delays. The first portion of the…
Nine businesses first to receive Donegal Food Coast brand approval
Nine Donegal businesses have become the first in the county to receive official approval to display the Donegal Food Coast brand. Use of the brand allows businesses to show they are either a Donegal-based producer or a business sourcing produce from Donegal. The nine Donegal businesses now entitled to use…