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Work to start on the new footbridge at Crossroads

Work is to begin shortly on the construction of a new footbridge on the outskirts of a village in East Donegal. Local councillor, Patrick McGowan, cathaoirleach of the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District, welcomed McMenamin Building Contractors on ...

18 Aug 2022 at 14:02

National News

Two teaching unions vote overwhelmingly in favour of revised pay deal

Two teaching unions have voted to back the revised public sector pay deal. Primary-level union the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) – Ireland’s largest teachers’ union – said 80% of its members voted to accept it, while 85% of the ...

30 Sept 2022 at 17:32

National News

Primark to reopen landmark Northern Irish store four years after 'devastating' fire

Primark has confirmed that its landmark Belfast store will reopen before Christmas. It follows an extensive four-year restoration project after the Bank Buildings branch was destroyed by an accidental fire in August 2018. The retail giant ...

10 Aug 2022 at 15:24

Local News

Donegal's residential vacancy rate stands at almost 10% - new report finds

The residential vacancy rate in Donegal was 9.7% in June 2022, a new report has revealed. This figure was higher than the national residential vacancy rate of 4.2% according to figures released in the latest GeoDirectory Residential ...

28 Jul 2022 at 13:50

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Grants available for historic monuments and structures

Various heritage grant schemes are available for the preservation, conservation, and/or development of historic monuments and historic structures, Cllr Gary Doherty was told when he raised the matter at the last meeting of the ...

31 Jul 2022 at 21:30

National News

Interim work ‘the priority’ as building defect repairs estimated at 2.5bn euros

An independent report into apartments with defects built during the Celtic Tiger-era has found that interim measures to address potential safety issues “need to be identified as a priority” pending the completion of full ...

28 Jul 2022 at 17:01

National News

Rising building costs to keep house prices at boom levels

Rising costs for building materials will keep house prices at record highs, a report from the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI) finds. “Leading indicators show pressures building up in relation to input ...

07 Jun 2022 at 11:28

National News

House building steps up post pandemic across the country

Construction of over 2,000 new residential homes is expected to begin in the coming weeks, latest figures show. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has published commencement notices data for ...

22 Mar 2022 at 13:16

Local News

Some derelict buildings afforded too much protection claims councillor

A high vacancy and dereliction rate in many of the rural towns and villages in the south and south-west Donegal was such a waste on so many levels, and particularly damaging to the local economies - that was the ...

18 Mar 2022 at 21:30

National News

Govt recruits construction workers to 'match demand' when housing supply increases

A Housing for All initiative dedicated to recruiting construction workers has been launched by the government. The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, and Minister for Further and Higher ...

05 May 2022 at 18:22

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Will the presence of Corncrake impact planning on Islands?

Will people be granted planning permission to build on islands if the Corncrake is living on the land, a councillor asked at a recent online meeting of Glenties Municipal District. Sinn Féin ...

10 Feb 2022 at 17:47

Local News

Hopes that town centre derelict buildings can help alleviate housing shortage in Donegal

Serious safety concerns coupled with the housing shortage could lead to a new lease of life for some of Donegal’s derelict buildings. Public safety issues surrounding a number of derelict ...

26 Dec 2021 at 15:00

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