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THAT EMAIL FROM CLLR McBREARTY TO CLLR ALCORN IN FULL
THIS is the email sent by independent councillor Frank McBrearty to Fianna Fail councillor David Alcorn. Earlier at Donegal County Council today, Cllr Ciaran Brogan (Fianna Fail) had accused Cllr...
View ArticleSENATOR LOSES HIGH COURT CHALLENGE OVER ‘IRISH’
DONEGAL Senator Brian O Domhnaill has lost his High Court challenge to the Standards In Public Office (SIPO) committee. SIPO wants to question Mr O Domhnaill over his expenses claims between 2006 and...
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MAN WHO CLAIMED HE WAS THE POPE BIT GARDA
A man who claimed he was the Pope bit a Garda when he tried to arrest him for calling him names. McLaughlin appeared at Letterkenny District Court. Sean McLaughlin was told by Gardai to go home when...
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CARA BUNDORAN EXPECTING HUGE NUMBERS TO ATTEND WEEKEND OF EVENTS
Entries for the 2014 Cara Bundoran 10 according to the organizers are expected to be close to two thousand following on from the outstanding success of last year’s event. Last year in 2013, over...
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COLONEL HADFIELD TOUCHES DOWN IN DONEGAL – AND HAS LUNCH AT HARRY’S!
Col Hadfield at Harry’s today The Canadian astronaut who tweeted ‘as Gaeilge’ from space has touched down in Donegal. As part of a nationwide holiday, Col. Chris Hadfield has arrived in Inishowen and...
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FORMER DONEGAL MANAGER MICKEY MORAN SPECIAL GUEST AT URRIS GAA PRESENTATION
IORRAS GAA Bingo - Every Thursday Evening In St Marys Hall Clonmany at 9.00pm Everyone Welcome. Match “N” Win Thursday January 9th - No jackpot winner: numbers drawn: 8, 15, 20, & 22. €15 winners:...
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HSE CONFIRMS WINTER VOMITING BUG AT LETTERKENNY HOSPITAL CAMPUS
THE HSE has confirmed a suspected outbreak of Winter Vomiting Bug (Norovirus) at Department of Psychiatry, Letterkenny General Hospital campus. A statement was issued today following Donegal Daily’s...
View ArticleCLLR CAMPBELL BACKS FG/LABOUR PROPOSALS – VOTE COULD CHANGE
INDEPENDENT councillor John Campbell has decided to back the Fine Gael/Labour/independent budget. There are 14 for the budget – and 14 against. FF Cllr Rena Donaghey is not in the chamber. Her absence...
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BREAKING NEWS: COUNCIL PASSES BUDGET IN DRAMATIC TWIST
Cllr John Campbell, right, switched sides BREAKING NEWS: DONEGAL County Council has passed its budget. Cllr John Campbell, independent, switched his vote – and Fianna Fail councillor Rena Donaghey...
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FIANNA FAIL LEADER ON COUNCIL HITS OUT AT CLLR CAMPBELL
Cllr Ciaran Brogan with Mayor McGarvey FIANNA Fail councillor Ciaran Brogan accused Cllr Campbell of “selling his soul for 30 pieces of silver.” He said his party had stood steadfastly against the...
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‘I DID NOT FLIP’– INSISTS INDEPENDENT COUNCILLOR CAMPBELL
INDEPENDENT councillor John Campbell angrily denied doing a U-turn when he switched his vote tonight to help pass the council budget. “I did not flip at the last minute. This could have been sorted in...
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SINN FEIN ‘EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED’ AT VOTE
THE leader of Sinn Fein on the county council said they had been ‘frog-marched’ into the vote – and was angry that an adjournment hadn’t been granted. Fine Gael, Labour and the independents saw the...
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CLLR DONAGHEY REVEALS THE REASON WHY SHE MISSED VITAL BUDGET VOTE
Cllr Rena Donaghey has explained her no-show at tonight’s budget meeting which led to the Budget being pushed through. Everyone has been asking where Cllr Donaghey was after the Fianna Fail/Sinn Fein...
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COUNTY MANAGER THANKS COUNCILLORS
THE County Manager Seamus Neilly has thanked the councillors for their hard work over the budget negotiations. “I respect the process we have gone through and I have listened to all you have said,” he...
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MAYOR: I FELT OBLIGED TO SUPPORT BUDGET IN INTERESTS OF COUNTY
COUNTY Mayor Ian McGarvey said he had tried to be impartial throughout the adjourned budget debate. However he said “obliged” to support the budget “in the interests of County Donegal.” The 83-year-old...
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STUNNING – COL. CHRIS POSTS STELLAR MALIN PIC
Col. Chris Hadfield is certainly earning his keep as tourism ambassador with this beautiful picture posted from Malin Head today. Picture posted by @Cmdr_Hadfield – The Wild Atlantic Way “A sunset like...
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HOW NOT TO PARK YOUR CAR WHEN GOING TO A CASH MACHINE
TRAFFIC in a Co Donegal town was held up today – whilst a woman went to a cash machine! Surely this is NOT how you should park..but this motorist thought it was ok. And she was there for six...
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ETB ADULT LEARNER FAIR HELPING YOU FIND A BRIGHTER FUTURE
Promoted Post It’s the New Year and traditionally a time of new beginnings where we think of how we want our lives to be different this year. For many people education is a wonderful way of making...
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GAA NEWS: COUNTY FINAL ACTION FOR COLLAISTE NA CARRAIGE THIS WEEK
Best of luck to Collaiste na Carraige seniors and under 14′s who are in county final action this week. First up are the under 14’s when they take on Carndonagh on Tuesday at 11:45 in Convoy, and on...
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