SIX members of the team at Advice First Financial Services Ltd are preparing to take fundraising to new heights — by jumping out of an aeroplane in support of Lifestart Services Donegal. The Donegal-based financial advisers will take part in a charity skydive in the coming weeks, raising funds for the organisation which provides vital […]
In pictures: Vintage car day celebrates the memory of Paddy Morgan
MID West Donegal Vintage Club held their first club outing of the year in Creeslough on Sunday in memory of the late Patrick (Paddy) Morgan. The memorial event was held at the Wild Atlantic Campsite in Cresslough and helped raise funds for Donegal Hospice and the Irish Heart Foundation. The day attracted vintage car owners and […]
In pictures: The Cope Dungloe celebrates 120 years in business
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AT an early age, a young Patrick Gallagher from the Rosses began work as a farm labourer, first in county Donegal and then as a potato picker in Scotland. It was this hard work, with its long hours and poor pay, that inspired him to return home and set up a cooperative movement in the […]
In pictures: Donegal Women in Business are ‘Built on Belief’
DONEGAL Women in Business network hosted a special event in An Grianán Hotel in Burt on Thursday to celebrate International Women’s Day. The ‘Built on Belief’ event was organised as part of Local Enterprise Week. It celebrated Donegal women who are at different stages of their business journey, with short, honest talks organised to share […]
President Catherine Connolly to visit Donegal next week
DONEGAL will host the first visit of new President, Catherine Connolly, next week. President Connolly will spend two days in the county, visiting Killybegs, Lifford, Ardara and Letterkenny with events taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday. Donegal County Council will welcome the President to the council chambers in Lifford on Tuesday morning with an event […]
Gaoth Dobhair Credit Union draw prize goes to Canada
THE Gaoth Dobhair Credit Union members draw took place on Thursday and the lucky winner of the top prize of €20,000 was Manus Bheaid, Ballindrait, Bunbeg and who has been living in Toronto, Canada for the past seven years. This is the second time in recent years that Lady Luck smiled on Manus. In 2013 […]
Concerns raised over staff sanction delay for facility
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CONCERNS have been raised regarding the sanctioning of staff for a new state-of-the-art apprenticeship training facility currently under development in Letterkenny. The facility, a collaboration between ATU and the Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB), is due to open later this year in an existing building on the Port Road. However, this is pending sanction […]
In pictures: Cór Ailigh, Letterkenny celebrated at Mayor’s reception
THE council chamber in Letterkenny was blessed with the beautiful singing of Cór Ailigh at a special Mayor’s reception on Thursday evening. The members of the Letterkenny / Milford Municipal District were delighted to confer a Mayor’s Reception in honour of Cór Ailigh held at the Public Services Centre, Letterkenny last evening. The award is […]
EuroGiant is ‘no longer trading’ in Courtyard Shopping Centre
EUROGIANT in Letterkenny has closed its doors at the Courtyard Shopping Centre. The popular store had been trading for more than 20 years. Shoppers to the Courtyard in recent days will have noticed the doors of the store closed, with staff inside taking stock off shelves and packing things away. A notice on the door states: ‘No longer […]
Rising fuel costs: ‘It’s a brazen rip-off happening in plain sight’
DONEGAL Deputy Pearse Doherty has said that families across Donegal are being hammered by massive increases in the cost of home heating oil and fuel. He has accused energy companies of exploiting the crisis in the Middle East to drive up prices while the government refuses to intervene. Deputy Doherty, the Sinn Féin Spokesperson on […]