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Planned water outage in Buncrana 17.04.24



Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Donegal County Council, are progressing works in Buncrana as part of an upgrade to the wastewater infrastructure. As part of the next phase of works, a water main diversion is needed to allow for new sewer construction on Cockhill Road.
Customers are advised of a planned outage on Thursday, 18 April from 6pm until 2am on Friday 19 April.

It is planned that supply will begin to return after this time. However, due to the size of the pipes and network, it could take a number of hours for normal supply to return to all customers as water refills the network, especially for those on higher ground or at the end of the network.

The outage will impact people in the following areas: Cockhill Road, Tullyarvan, Ballymacarry, Ardarava, Cleenagh, Upper and Lower Ballymagan and Clonblosk and surrounding areas.

Following this type of work, occasionally issues such as cloudy water (air bubbles), discolouration or internal airlocks may arise. For advice on how to resolve these issues, please visit www.water.ie . The Uisce Éireann customer care helpline is also open 24/7 on 1800 278 278.

Inishowen Jobs Fair 09.04.24



Inishowen Development Partnership (IDP) is hosting it's first Inishowen Jobs Fair in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel, Buncrana on Saturday 20th April from 10am to 1pm. We are inviting local employers to come along and find your next employee! IDP will be providing transport for participants to attend from across the peninsula for this event.

The stands are free to Inishowen companies along with IDP social media promotions. To book a stand visit https://forms.office.com/e/REMKabU2Gg .

Relay For Life, Buncrana 03.04.24

Have you been impacted by a cancer diagnosis? 03.04.24
Learn more about support offered by Relay For Life on Tuesday, 9th April 2024 at the Community Room, St Mary’s Hall, Buncrana at 8pm.

The Relay For Life Donegal information night is for cancer survivors, for those living with cancer, for all currently going through treatment, together with their family and friends. Cancer survivors and carers are our beacons of hope. Members of the Relay Committee will be in attendance to answer all your queries.

For more info, contact Relay For Life Donegal Facebook page, email relayforlifedonegal@gmail.com or call Seamus Devine 0872482775, Ena Barrett 0879966096 or Cynthia Furey 0872414090.

Gardaí witness appeal 03.04.24
Assault and endangerment incident at Grianán of Aileach

Gardaí in Buncrana are investigating an incident of alleged assault and endangerment at Grianán of Aileach, Burt on the evening of Sunday 31st March 2024 at approximately 10pm.

Following this incident, a female in her 30s was conveyed to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

A male in his 30s was arrested by Gardaí a short time later and detained at a Garda station. He was later charged in connection with the incident to a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court yesterday afternoon Tuesday, 2nd April 2024.

An Garda Síochána is appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to come forward, especially those who were present at Grianán of Aileach on Sunday evening and observed a red Kia Sportage in the vicinity.

Additionally, road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Buncrana Garda Station on 074 93 20540 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

Lotto win in Moville 31.03.24

Celebrations may be well underway in Inishowen this Easter Sunday following the National Lottery draw.

A Lotto player in Moville had a life-changing Easter Saturday, after winning an incredible €1 million in last night’s special Lotto Plus Raffle event. The Inishowen player scooped the special prize after purchasing their winning quick pick ticket at Doherty’s Centra store on Friday 29th March.

The Lotto Plus Raffle typically sees between 60 and 120 winners of €500 in every draw but last night’s draw saw one Moville player enjoy an even higher windfall due to a special raffle event.   

Each of the tickets with the winning Lotto Plus Raffle number were entered into a once-off random draw where one ticket was selected to win an additional prize of €1 million. While every ticket holder who had the winning raffle number won €500, one player from Moville won €1 million, in addition to the usual €500 prize.   

The winning raffle number is 8794. A National Lottery delegation will travel to Doherty’s Centra in Moville tomorrow (Easter Monday) at 12 noon to celebrate the win.

Update: Lotto celebrations in Moville

Donegal Culture & Creativity Project Awards 20.03.24

Applications are being invited for the Donegal Culture & Creativity Project Awards Scheme 2024. The scheme is offering 25 project awards of €2,000 each to projects that encourage cooperation and collaboration between communities and heritage specialists, artists, culture professionals and/or creative industries to preserve, conserve, research, practice, exhibit, perform, instruct, engage, enhance, promote or address an aspect of the material or non-material culture in an original, imaginative or creative way. Community groups and individuals may apply for funding for a project that addresses culture, heritage, arts or creative industries.

The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 25th March at 12 noon. Further details and application forms are available online at www.donegallibrary.ie or by emailing creativeireland@donegalcoco.ie .

Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme 01.03.24

Donegal County Council confirms the release of the next phase of the online portal for the Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme, with effect from Thursday 29th February 2024.

The Payment Module is available for all applicants who have received a remediation option and grant amount under the provisions of the Enhanced Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme. This further development enables all approved applicants to submit their payment claims to Donegal County Council, in respect of remediation works, through their online portal facility.

The Council’s DCB Grant Office continue to monitor and update applications, which are reflected on the applicants’ online portals, providing information on the approved grant amounts under the Enhanced Grant Scheme, together with all payments already issued to date in respect of professional fees / remediation works and emergency ancillary grants. This process will take a number of days and once completed, the applicants’ online portal will update accordingly. Therefore, in the interim, the Council respectfully asks applicants to defer from contacting the DCB Grant Office until this exercise is fully completed.

The Council’s website www.donegalcoco.ie will also be further updated to provide additional information for applicants on the submission of payment claims in respect of remediation works and in respect of the ancillary grant.

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