Donegal Daily
  • News
  • Sport
    • Athletics

      Silver for Amy Timoney at Scottish Championships

      3 hours ago

      Hurling

      Watch: McCann focused on League as McGurk…

      5 hours ago

      Hurling

      Perfect start for Donegal hurlers with win…

      7 hours ago

      GAA

      Letterkenny Gaels GAA Club Dinner Dance –…

      8 hours ago

      Athletics

      Silver for Amy Timoney at Scottish Championships

      3 hours ago

      Athletics

      Ann-Marie McGlynn wins Raheny 5 Mile

      5 days ago

      Athletics

      Donegal pair part of Ireland team to…

      6 days ago

      Athletics

      Finn Valley take Intermediate and Masters gold…

      6 days ago

      Boxing

      Jason Quigley set to return to the…

      1 day ago

      Boxing

      Ardara native Liam Doyle ‘flushed’ with Boxing…

      1 week ago

      Boxing

      Paddy Barnes to deliver boxing masterclass at…

      2 weeks ago

      Boxing

      Jason Quigley sets his sights on ring…

      3 weeks ago

      Football

      Scoil Mhuire Buncrana reach another FAI Schools…

      2 days ago

      Football

      Finn Harps sign South-Africa international

      3 days ago

      Football

      Watch: Excitement at launch of National Women’s…

      3 days ago

      Football

      Jodie Loughrey joins sister Keri in signing…

      5 days ago

      GAA

      Letterkenny Gaels GAA Club Dinner Dance –…

      8 hours ago

      GAA

      Third successive league defeat for Donegal after…

      9 hours ago

      GAA

      Three Donegal women win Ulster PPS All-Stars

      11 hours ago

      GAA

      Glen withdraw appeal against All-Ireland club final…

      1 day ago

      Golf

      Buncrana Golf Club issue warning to vandals…

      1 week ago

      Golf

      Golf: Eccles and McDermott win 2022 Owen…

      2 weeks ago

      Golf

      New Gents Captain and President elected at…

      2 weeks ago

      Golf

      Rosapenna ranks third in Best Modern Golf…

      3 weeks ago

      Hockey

      Hockey – MacBeth hat trick sets Raphoe…

      6 days ago

      Hockey

      Raphoe Mens 1st XI start the new…

      4 weeks ago

      Hockey

      Hockey – Raphoe drop valuable league points…

      2 months ago

      Hockey

      Hockey: Raphoe reach Ulster Linden Cup final…

      3 months ago

      Hurling

      Watch: McCann focused on League as McGurk…

      5 hours ago

      Hurling

      Perfect start for Donegal hurlers with win…

      7 hours ago

      Hurling

      Donegal into Conor McGurk Cup final as…

      1 week ago

      Hurling

      Donegal’s Conor McGurk Cup clash with Antrim…

      3 weeks ago

      Rugby

      Monaghan Rugby Club donate €1,200 to Creeslough…

      3 weeks ago

      Rugby

      Donegal’s most senior Rugby player Keith Anderson…

      4 weeks ago

      Rugby

      Three Donegal women start for Ulster in…

      4 weeks ago

      Rugby

      Letterkenny RFC girls watched by 18,000 at…

      1 month ago

  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Travel
  • Features
  • Business
  • Property
  • Council News
  • Politics
  • More
    • Advertise with us
    • Haircare
    • Cooking
    • DD Pets
    • Hairdressing
    • Motors
Saturday 9°CSunday 6°C

Donegal Daily Donegal Daily

  • News
  • Sport
    • Athletics

      Silver for Amy Timoney at Scottish Championships

      3 hours ago

      Hurling

      Watch: McCann focused on League as McGurk…

      5 hours ago

      Hurling

      Perfect start for Donegal hurlers with win…

      7 hours ago

      GAA

      Letterkenny Gaels GAA Club Dinner Dance –…

      8 hours ago

      Athletics

      Silver for Amy Timoney at Scottish Championships

      3 hours ago

      Athletics

      Ann-Marie McGlynn wins Raheny 5 Mile

      5 days ago

      Athletics

      Donegal pair part of Ireland team to…

      6 days ago

      Athletics

      Finn Valley take Intermediate and Masters gold…

      6 days ago

      Boxing

      Jason Quigley set to return to the…

      1 day ago

      Boxing

      Ardara native Liam Doyle ‘flushed’ with Boxing…

      1 week ago

      Boxing

      Paddy Barnes to deliver boxing masterclass at…

      2 weeks ago

      Boxing

      Jason Quigley sets his sights on ring…

      3 weeks ago

      Football

      Scoil Mhuire Buncrana reach another FAI Schools…

      2 days ago

      Football

      Finn Harps sign South-Africa international

      3 days ago

      Football

      Watch: Excitement at launch of National Women’s…

      3 days ago

      Football

      Jodie Loughrey joins sister Keri in signing…

      5 days ago

      GAA

      Letterkenny Gaels GAA Club Dinner Dance –…

      8 hours ago

      GAA

      Third successive league defeat for Donegal after…

      9 hours ago

      GAA

      Three Donegal women win Ulster PPS All-Stars

      11 hours ago

      GAA

      Glen withdraw appeal against All-Ireland club final…

      1 day ago

      Golf

      Buncrana Golf Club issue warning to vandals…

      1 week ago

      Golf

      Golf: Eccles and McDermott win 2022 Owen…

      2 weeks ago

      Golf

      New Gents Captain and President elected at…

      2 weeks ago

      Golf

      Rosapenna ranks third in Best Modern Golf…

      3 weeks ago

      Hockey

      Hockey – MacBeth hat trick sets Raphoe…

      6 days ago

      Hockey

      Raphoe Mens 1st XI start the new…

      4 weeks ago

      Hockey

      Hockey – Raphoe drop valuable league points…

      2 months ago

      Hockey

      Hockey: Raphoe reach Ulster Linden Cup final…

      3 months ago

      Hurling

      Watch: McCann focused on League as McGurk…

      5 hours ago

      Hurling

      Perfect start for Donegal hurlers with win…

      7 hours ago

      Hurling

      Donegal into Conor McGurk Cup final as…

      1 week ago

      Hurling

      Donegal’s Conor McGurk Cup clash with Antrim…

      3 weeks ago

      Rugby

      Monaghan Rugby Club donate €1,200 to Creeslough…

      3 weeks ago

      Rugby

      Donegal’s most senior Rugby player Keith Anderson…

      4 weeks ago

      Rugby

      Three Donegal women start for Ulster in…

      4 weeks ago

      Rugby

      Letterkenny RFC girls watched by 18,000 at…

      1 month ago

  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Travel
  • Features
  • Business
  • Property
  • Council News
  • Politics
  • More
    • Advertise with us
    • Haircare
    • Cooking
    • DD Pets
    • Hairdressing
    • Motors
News

Campaign launched in West Donegal to reintroduce elections for Údarás board

written by Stephen Maguire May 31, 2019
FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint

A campaign has been launched in West Donegal calling for the reintroduction of elections for the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta.

Dinny McGinley announced the ending of elections to the board back in 2011 when he was Minister for the Gaeltacht, claiming that elections cost too much.

Now billboards have been erected in Crolly and Gaoth Dobhair in a bid to raise the issue.

Poll topper in the Glenties Electoral area, Cllr Micheal Mac Giolla Easbuig is one of the people behind the campaign.

He said “At the time, the Gaeltacht had already suffered from serious attacks from the Fianna Fáil / Green Party government and the new Fine Gael/Labour government.
The Údarás budget had been cut from €25 million in 2008 to €6 million in 2011.

“When a community organisation was formed to oppose these cuts, it was effectively gagged when the government threatened to sack the spokesperson from his job as a gardener.

“Since then, Údarás has initiated a new strategy, the Language Planning Committees.

“Although they said that the strategy came from the Comprehensive Linguistic Study Of The Use Of Irish In The Gaeltacht (2007), some parts of the strategy contradict the recommendations of the Study.

“For example, although the Study recommended that a Gaeltacht area should be treated as a linguistic unit, our Gaeltacht area has been split in two and even the islands have their own Language Planning Committees.

“All the experts have told us that this is our last chance to preserve the Gaeltacht and there is neither rhyme nor reason to the fact that there are no elected members of the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta to steer this important project.

“It’s high time the government re-introduced democracy to the Gaeltacht and announce elections to the board.

“If an elected board is chosen, we will be pressurising them to make sure that all board meetings are open to the community and that they would all be broadcast live on the internet so that people can see for themselves how the board makes decisions on the important challenges facing the Gaeltacht community.”

Campaign launched in West Donegal to reintroduce elections for Údarás board was last modified: May 31st, 2019 by Stephen Maguire
FacebookTweetLinkedInPrint

Tags:
Cllr Micheal Mac Giolla EasbuigElectionsÚdarás na Gaeltachta
Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

LEAVE A COMMENT

You may also like

Bursaries announced for unique Henry Girls residency...

2 hours ago

National: Dogs seized after garda operation in...

5 hours ago

Cinema lovers welcome return of Rathmullan Film...

6 hours ago

Gritters in action as temperatures to dip...

6 hours ago

‘We don’t have enough’ – Donegal mum...

8 hours ago

Warning over oil spill on local road...

9 hours ago

Trooper Shane Kearney out of hospital and...

9 hours ago

Picture Special: A warm welcome for Falcarragh’s...

10 hours ago

Daniel O’Donnell’s heartache after sudden death of...

11 hours ago

Chicken products taken off shelves over Salmonella...

12 hours ago
Advertisement
Advertisement

MOST POPULAR

Donegal County Council
Advertisement

Sport Hub

  • Stay up to date with Donegal Sport Hub on Facebook

    1 year ago
  • Donegal links rank in Top 100 Golf Courses in the World

    1 year ago
  • Bundoran 10 Event set for March 2022

    1 year ago
See More

Donegal Woman

  • Whoriskey’s Christmas Lights raise another amazing sum for charity

    14 hours ago
  • National conference to put female farmers in the spotlight

    3 days ago
  • Pink Ladies cancer support group branching into Donegal

    4 days ago
See More

Columnists

Motoring - Brian McDaid

DD Motoring: Toni and Galway go live!

3 days ago

Group Holidays - Travel Department

Travel: 10 best things to do in beautiful Croatia

3 days ago

Career Advice - Rory White

Leaving Cert Class of 2023: Why you should make your CAO application now

3 weeks ago

Rethink Money - Sean McNulty

DD Money: 15 Christmas spending tips: How to save money this holiday season

1 month ago

Healthy Living - Sorcha McElchar

Why you really need to make a grocery list! – Sorcha’s Healthy Living

4 months ago

See All Columnists
Advertisement
Donegal Daily Jobs

Read More

  • News
  • Sport
  • Courts
  • Jobs
  • Sales & Services
  • Obituaries
  • Features
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Council News

Information

  • Contact Us
  • About
  • Advertise WIth Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Terms & Conditions

Our Sites

Donegal Woman
Donegal Woman
Donegal Daily

© 2023 Donegal Daily. All rights reserved.
Website by owenod


Back To Top.