Concerns over site where silt is to be dumped in Donegal Bay
Fish-farmers in the south Donegal area say a new site must be found to dump silt as part work on the extension of the Harbour in Killybegs. The Department of Agriculture wants to apply to the Environmental Protection Agency for a licence to dump almost 100,000 tonnes of silt from…
Donegal man collects €250,000 lottery winnings
The winner of a 250 thousand euro national lottery ticket sold in Bundoran has collected their prize. The lucky Donegal native, who wishes to remain anonymous, claimed his cheque at National Lottery headquarters in Dublin earlier today. He says he will be using the winnings from the New Years Eve…
Farm vehicles continue to be the biggest cause of farm fatalities
Tractors and farm vehicles continue to be the biggest cause of farm fatalities. A new report from the Health and Safety Authority shows that nearly half of all of the farm deaths in Ireland last year were due to vehicles. The HSA is urging farmers to continue to increase awareness…
Donegal TD wants NAMA profit used to tackle homeless crisis
A Donegal TD has hit out at the government for prioritising debt over providing housing for Irish families. Sinn Fein’s Pearse Doherty was speaking after a letter obtained under a Freedom of Information request showed that Finance Minister Michael Noonan told NAMA in September 2015 that redemption of debt should…
Independent TD says there is no sign of mobile coverage improving in North West
Mobile phone coverage throughout rural areas of the North West is getting worse and it will be at least 2019 before there’s any improvement. That’s according to Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice who says there are many people in rural areas who cannot go about ther daily business because of poor…
Donegal councillor wants Irish nationals to reconsider joining British army
A Donegal county councillor has called on those thinking of joining the British Army to reconsider. Independent Micheal Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig is making the call after recent reports say an increasing number of Irish people are joining the British armed forces. However, he says he does not believe reports…
Donegal remains one of the worst black spots for road deaths
New figures show that Donegal remains a black spot for road deaths. The 2016 report from the Road Safety Authority shows there was a further increase in road deaths in the county last year with 12 people losing their lives. This is a third of the total road deaths in…