12 DONEGAL NEWS NEWS Monday, January 11, 2021 Move to strengthen links with Derry and Strabane ‘It is unfair to compare Donegal to somewhere like Mayo’
BY KATE HEANEY and Dungloe which are derelict, shops gone. Let’s learn from that. THERE was a move on Wednesday Let’s look for something different to put plans for the North West City up here to lift the whole county. We Region on a more formal footing will see the come-back of small and get the necessary funding to towns and villages,” he said. make it work. At Donegal County Council's Strategic Planning Com- LETTERKENNY mittee (SPC) meeting members Cllr Gerry McMonagle blamed agreed to form stronger links be- Irish Water for holding up a lot of tween Donegal and Derry and Stra- plans for Letterkenny by not giving bane Councils to seek special status a clear commitment on what they from governments on both sides. will invest in. Cllr Ciaran Brogan pointed out “We are developing and infilling that a project had been undertaken sites where there are already too by Harvard University which looked many houses. You have the popula- at a region with a population of tion of a small town in Glencar and 350,000 to 400,000 people. little or no facilities for children. Ex- “If a shared Ireland means any- pansion should be allowed out the thing this project needs to be in it. dual carriageway,” he said. There will be areas right along the Cllr Ciaran Brogan: ‘“If Covid-19 has Cllr McMonagle proposed both border where we should be looking taught us anything it is that the bor- planning departments on each side for special status here in Donegal. der does not count.” of the border work closer together We need to be given the tools to and maybe avail of water and sew- make that happen. It needs to get plan,” Cllr Brogan said. erage infrastructure on both sides. Lily O’ Donnell jumping into the new year during a walk on the beach at Rathmullan. right into the heart of government. Cllr Nicholas Crossan said that Director of Services, Mr Liam Hopefully through the North West Covid-19 had accelerated a chang- Ward told members he and Senior Group we can get a meeting with ing trend here by five to six years. Planner Eunan Quinn had dis- the Taoiseach. “Shopping centres and malls are cussed the need to bring the cross PUBLIC NOTICE CONSULTATION ON POSSIBLE SEAWEED HARVESTING RIGHTS IN RESPECT OF AN APPLICATION FOR A “If Covid-19 has taught us any- empty and there is going to be a border project together and will FORESHORE LICENCE TO HARVEST WILD SEAWEED. thing it is that the border does not change for retail. We are totally dif- have further discussions with their No ce is hereby given pursuant to Sec on 19 of the Foreshore Act 1933 that Oilean Glas Teoranta (OGT), count. It is unfair to compare Done- ferent to the rest of the country and Northern counterparts. Kilcar, Co Donegal has applied to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for a licence gal to somewhere like Mayo. We have more in common with North- “It does need to have the stamp of under Sec on 3 of the said act to harvest wild seaweed at Rutland Island and Sound, Mulroy Bay and have done all the work on this proj- ern Ireland. You look at the rest of approval of both governments,” he Trawbreaga Bay, Co. Donegal. ect and we need to get it into the the county, places like Gweedore added. This licence applica on recognises all 3rd party harves ng rights and excludes harves ng in areas where these registered rights exist. The purpose of this no ce is to advise interested persons of this applica on to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and also to ascertain whether any individual might hold rights to harvest seaweed in the areas covered by this applica on. It is a requirement of the applica on process that OGT publishes a no ce invi ng views on any poten al seaweed rights held. Drivers urged to go cashless A copy of the applica on and the relevant maps, plans and drawings are available for inspec on on the company’s web page www.ogt.ie and on the Departments’ website, see link below. h ps://ogt.ie/ogts-applica on-seaweed-harves ng-licence/ h ps://www.housing.gov.ie/planning/foreshore/applica ons/oilean-glas-teoranta In addi on, a copy of the applica on, and the relevant maps, plans, and drawings, are available for when paying for parking inspec on for the next 21 working days, free of charge, at Milford Garda Sta on, Milford, Co Donegal and Buncrana Garda Sta on, McCarter’s Road, Ardaravan, Co Donegal.
BY CONOR SHARKEY eliminates the requirement to use The principle co-ordinates for Rutland Island and Sound are: Point- Deg Min Seconds (DMS) Deg Dec Minutes (DDM) Decimal Degrees (DD) machines. La tude Longitude La tude Longitude La tude Longitude AS the county’s coronavirus cases “Details on the App, called ‘Done- 1) 55° 0' 0.75"N, 8° 26' 50.87"W 55° 0.0125'N, 8° 26.8478'W 55.000208, -8.447464 continue to rise motorists are again gal eParking’ are available on the 2) 55° 0' 12.8"N, 8° 29' 50.18"W 55° 0.2133'N, 8° 29.8363'W 55.003556, -8.497272 being encouraged to go cashless Council website or at www.Done- 3) 54° 58' 23.8"N, 8° 29' 18.95"W 54° 58.3967'N, 8°29.3158'W 54.973278, -8.488597 rather than use pay and display ma- galParking.ie. The App is also avail- 4) 54° 57' 31.18"N, 8° 29' 42.02"W 54° 57.5197'N, 8°29.7003'W 54.958661, -8.495006 chines. able to download at Android App 5) 54° 57' 15.96"N, 8° 29' 29.52"W 54° 57.266'N, 8° 29.492'W 54.954433, -8.491533 Donegal County Council has reit- store and IOS App store.” 6) 54° 56' 35.07"N, 8° 28' 56.94"W 54° 56.5845'N, 8° 28.949'W 54.943075, -8.482483 erated that to make life easier for The council pointed out that de- 7) 54° 56' 28.366"N, 8° 28' 46" W 54° 56.4728'N, 8° 28.7667'W 54.941213, -8.479444 drivers, a special app is available to spite lower levels of cars on the 8) 54° 56' 28.08"N, 8° 27' 31.73 W 54° 56.468'N, 8° 27.5288' W 54.941133, -8.458814 enable cashless payment, offering a roads due to schools being closed The principle co-ordinates for Mulroy Bay are: safer way to pay for anyone con- and people working from home, Point- Deg Min Seconds (DMS) Deg Dec Minutes (DDM) Decimal Degrees (DD) cerned about handling money or us- traffic wardens remain on duty. La tude Longitude La tude Longitude La tude Longitude ing payment machines. “The maintenance of an orderly 1) 55° 12' 15.22"N, 7° 47' 24.75"W 55° 12.2537'N, 7° 47.4125'W 55.204228, -7.790208 Urging people to go down the flow of traffic on the roads network, 2) 55° 12' 7.83" N, 7° 48' 35.32" W 55° 12.1305'N, 7° 48.5887'W 55.202175, -7.809811 cashless route, a spokesperson for to which traffic wardens contribute, The principle co-ordinates for Trawbreaga Bay are: Donegal County Council said, “The Motorists are asked to use app rather is considered an essential service Point- Deg Min Seconds (DMS) Deg Dec Minutes (DDM) Decimal Degrees (DD) public are further encouraged to than pay and display machines. under the government guidance,” La tude Longitude La tude Longitude La tude Longitude utilise the pay and display App that the spokesperson added. 1) 55° 18' 29.416"N, 7° 18' 39."W 55° 18.4903'N, 7° 18.65' W 55.308171, -7.310833 2) 55° 18' 17.66"N, 7° 18' 45.68"W 55° 18.2943'N, 7° 18.7613' W 55.304906, -7.312689 Any person who possesses seaweed rights in the areas covered by this applica on should make representa ons in wri ng to the Foreshore Unit, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Newtown Road, Wexford, Y35 AP90, se ng out details and documentary evidence of the rights they purport £10,000 bost for cancer centre to hold within 30 days working days of the publica on of this no ce. They should quote the Applica on Reference: FS006233. All objec ons and representa ons received will be forwarded to the applicant for comment prior to any THE North West Cancer Centre has ister of Northern Ireland. from proceeds of his book, ‘A Leap decision being made in the ma er. Material upon which the Minster shall determine this applica on may be been boosted following a donation Rev. Latimer made the donation of Faith’, in which he speaks about published on the Department’s website. In this regard the Department wishes to draw a en on to its policy of £10,000. to the Cancer Centre in recent days. his relationship with Martin and on defamatory material that may be contained in submissions it receives which may be found at: The donation was made by Rev- Many cancer patients from Donegal their journey together for peace. h p://www.housing.gov.ie/planning/foreshore/public-par cipa on-foreshore-consent- erend David Latimer in memory of receive treatment in the Derry- Additional money was also donated process his close friend, Martin McGuin- based facility. from his retirement function. Any individual who wishes to get further details of this applica on should contact Michael Gallagher, Oilean ness, the former Deputy First Min- Part of the money raised was Glas Teoranta (OGT), on 087-2529592 or by email at [email protected]. Date of publica on 11/01/2021.