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A senior Donegal County Council official has urged members of Letterkenny Municipal District not to consider legal action against a mast at Drumonaghan Woods in Ramelton.
The issue was raised by Cllr Ian McGarvey, a long time opponent of the mast, who asked what the council was doing to revoke the permission granted.
Director of Services Liam Ward told the meeting that permission had been granted by Donegal County Council, and upheld by An Bord Pleanala. At this point, he said, the only way of revoking the permission would be through a legal challenge, and members should be very careful before considering such an action.
Five Donegal BOI branches to close
BANK of Ireland has announced changes to branch services in Donegal, with the closure of its Bunbeg, Bundoran, Dungloe, Glenties and Moville branches from September and a new partnership with An Post providing banking services locally.
The changes are in response to significant trends in how people are banking – Bank of Ireland is closing a number of branches nationwide and footfall at the closing branches is down on average by 60 per cent since 2017, while digital usage has increased by one third.
The new partnership with An Post means that Bank of Ireland customers can now avail of banking services at their local post office – Bundoran, Dungloe, Glenties and Moville all have a post office and there are 54 more in the county.