Category: Old Donegal

A Donegal Deputy has told the Dail that the current waiting list for assessments of children with disabilities is nothing short of neglect.

Deputy Thomas Pringle was speaking in the Dail last evening on a motion on assessment of needs for children with disabilities.

He says the current system is broken with parents struggling to receive a proper assessment of children’s needs.

Deputy Pringle says there is a clear lack of ambition on the behalf of the Government to address the matter:

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GAA players of all ages are being sought to star in Liam Neeson’s latest film, which is being shot in Donegal.

“The Land of Saints and Sinners” will begin shooting a the end of this month and will wrap in mid-May

Players with tight haircuts won’t get the job though, as casting directors are looking for lads with 1970’s style haircuts, including sideburns and moustaches.

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Over €2 million in funding has been announced for island road upgrades in Donegal.

A total of 14 road projects are being funded on Arranmore, Tory, Inisbofin and Gola island.

To date, roads on the islands have suffered neglect as they were not under the remit of Donegal County Council and therefore did not qualify for certain funding streams.

Today’s announcement is part of an agreement between the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Council which once the works are complete will see the local authority take charge of the roads.

Donegal Deputy Joe McHugh in welcoming the funding says it’s vital that further investment is forthcoming:

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Councillor Michael Cholm macGiolla Easbuig says the agreement between the Donegal County Council and the Department is hugely significant:

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Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is designating Letterkenny Garda Station as a Gaeltacht serving station.

It means that in time, if people want to issue complaints or queries through the medium of Irish they will be able to do so.

Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn says over the next year or two, Gardai at the station will undertake training in this regard.

Chair of the Donegal JPC Cllr Gerry McMonagle says it’s a positive development for the town:

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The venue for this Saturday’s Leo Murphy Cup Final has been confirmed with Donegal to have home advantage over their neighbours Tyrone.

Donegal won the toss, so the game will be played out at the O’Donnell Park in Letterkenny with a 12noon throw in.

 

The Leo Murphy Cup – u20 Development Squad – final will be in O’Donnell Park Letterkenny at 12.00 on Saturday

— Official Donegal GAA (@officialdonegal) March 8, 2022

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As part of an ongoing investigation into an incident in Letterkenny late last year, gardai are appealing for information regarding a number of motorbikes.

They seeking assistance from the public regarding the current location of a number of Saker Mini Moto motorbikes.

Gardai are particularly asking anyone who may have been offered one or has seen one of the bikes for sale.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Letterkenny Garda Station on 074 91 67100 or the Garda Confidential line on 1800 666 111.

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Unions representing healthcare workers will address TDs and senators this morning on the ongoing overcrowding crisis in hospitals.

Representatives, from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, Forsa, SIPTU and the Irish Medical Organisation, will appear before the Joint Committee on Health.

The INMO says it called the meeting to highlight that more than 21-thousand patients have been on trolleys in hospitals so far this year, a 170-percent increase on the same period last year.

The union representing nurses is calling for bed occupancy rate to be reduced to 85 percent, in line with best practice.

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The Samaritans have launched a campaign to promote awareness of mental health in rural Ireland.

Signs and information will appear on approximately 500 milk trucks and vehicles throughout the country from today.

Samaritans Deputy Regional Director, Aileen Spitere, explains the importance of awareness of their helpline number:

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Sinn Fein is calling for the price of fuel to be immediately reduced to €1.75 a litre.

The government is due to meet this morning to bring in a cut to excise duty on petrol and diesel, resulting in a 15% to 20% reduction per litre.

However, it’s feared any reduction could soon be cancelled out, as oil prices spiral globally due to the war in Ukraine.

Prices in many forecourts reached €2 a litre this week.

Sinn Fein’s Finance Spokesperson, Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says the price of petrol and diesel needs to be maintained at €1.75 a litre:

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There are calls on the Government to include a number of Inishowen areas in the Clar Programme.

CLÁR-Funding provides funding for small-scale infrastructural projects in rural areas that have suffered the greatest levels of population decline.

However while some rural districts are included in the initiative, a number of areas on the peninsula currently don’t have access the programme.

Cllr Albert Doherty says these areas should qualify and both Minister Heather Humphreys and Minister McConalogue need to step up to the plate:

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