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Fatal car crash at Carrowkeel 07.09.24

Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred on Friday 6th September, 2024 at approximately 11:15pm.

The two vehicle collision occurred at Carrowkeel, Quigley's Point. A female back seat passenger, aged in her 30s was fatally injured as a result of the collision. Her body has been removed from the scene to Letterkenny University Hospital where a post mortem will take place in due course. The female driver, aged in her 70s and male front seat passenger, aged in his 50s, were both removed from the scene to Atnagalvin and Letterkenny University Hospitals with non life threatening injuries. The male driver, aged in his teens, of the second vehicle was uninjured.

The road is currently closed and a technical examination of the scene by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators is taking place. Local diversions are in place.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward. Gardaí are also appealing for any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) who were travelling in the area at the time of the collision to make this footage available to Gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Buncrana Garda Station on 074 932 0540.

Fatal car crash at Quigley’s Point 25.08.24

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal, single vehicle road traffic collision which occurred on the R240 at Cross, Quigley’s Point at approximately 11.15pm on Saturday, 24th August, 2024.

The passenger, a male, in his teens, was fatally injured. The driver, a male (20s), was taken to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, for treatment of injuries which are believed to be serious.

The road remains closed this morning to allow for an examination of the scene by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area at the time are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Buncrana Garda Station at 074 93 20540.

Update - A second person, the driver was pronounced deceased this afternoon, Tuesday 27th August, 2024. Gardaí continue to appeal for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.

Grant payments exceed €1.3m 23.07.24

Payments of the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Scheme in Donegal have now exceeded €1.3m, which represents 28 homes being brought back into use.

Since the scheme opened in July 2022, 772 applications have been received by Donegal County Council to refurbish vacant properties. To date, 500 of these have been approved, with the balance awaiting further information from the applicant or being scheduled for a first technical inspection. Within the overall total, 24 applications were deemed not to meet the scheme requirements and 19 applications were withdrawn by the applicant.

Further information on the scheme is available at www.donegalcoco.ie or by emailing vacanthomes@donegalcoco.ie or calling 074 91 53900.

Think Before You Flush 08.07.24



The Think Before You Flush 2024 campaign collaborates with Donegal County Council to protect Blue Flag beaches and marinas.

The campaign, operated by Clean Coasts in partnership with Uisce Éireann, emphasises the importance of appropriate flushing behaviour and disposal of items including wipes and other sanitary products, even if they are labelled as flushable. Only the 3 Ps: pee, poo and paper should be flushed down the toilet, everything else should go in the bin. When items such as wipes and sanitary products are flushed down the toilet, they can cause serious blockages in waste water systems, causing sewage overflows which can pollute our rivers, lakes, beaches and coastlines.

This collaboration between Donegal County Council and environmental programmes is crucial in safeguarding our Blue Flag Beaches and marinas. These efforts and ongoing commitment to protecting our coastlines and freshwater bodies will help ensure vibrant ecosystems for future generations to enjoy.

Learn more about the campaign at https://thinkbeforeyouflush.org/ .



Donegal Film Office Bursary 08.07.24



Donegal Film Office is delighted to announce Shannon Welby, Bébhinn Naughton, and Connor Richmond are the recipients of the 2024 Donegal Film Bursary funded by Creative Ireland. The Bursary is supporting stories told by local people and will engage cast, crew, and services from within the county.

Screenwriter Shannon Welby and Director Bébhinn Naughton both hail from Donegal, and Connor Richmond has many connections to the place, all having worked in the film and television industry for several years.

The script tells the story of a Donegal taxi driver who is eyes and ears to the community. At Christmas time, he witnesses the transient festive period of young people and emigrants only home temporarily. He has an opportunity to play an important – yet surprisingly mischievous – role in their lives.

Buncrana Sewerage Scheme 01.07.24



The upgraded Buncrana Sewerage Scheme will result in significant improvements to water quality in Lough Swilly by eliminating stormwater overflows. Significant progress has already been made by Uisce Éireann to improve the wastewater infrastructure.

The project is now reaching the midway point and 7.5 kilometres of pipeline has been laid in Buncrana across key areas such Cahir O'Doherty Avenue, Castle Avenue, Marion Park and Westbrook, encompassing the crucial St. Mary's segment of Cockhill Road.

Due to challenging ground conditions along Cockhill Road, open trench pipelaying techniques are being used and two crews have been deployed to ensure the works are completed as quickly and as safely as possible.

The provision of stormwater storage at both the Buncrana Wastewater Treatment Plant and the Westbrook Pumping Station is currently in progress and is due for completion by winter 2024.

Upgrades to the existing pumping stations at Westbrook, Derry Road, Ludden, Earlsfort and The Pier are scheduled to commence during the summer.

The decommissioning of the existing storm overflow at Castle Avenue is successfully complete, with works to decommission the existing storm overflow at Railway Road due in the summer of 2024.

For more information visit www.water.ie .

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