FOLLOWING the enactment of the DCB amendment act and increased grant regulations, Donegal County Council has introduced a prioritisation process for applicants. Donegal has over 77 per cent of all applications to the enhanced scheme. Therefore, the local authority has undertaken significant work preparing for the implementation of the amendments, and the online portal is […]
Open Day to take place at National Learning Network in Letterkenny
NATIONAL Learning Network (NLN) Letterkenny is delighted to invite the community to an open day in Letterkenny. The event will take place in the training centre, located in Rossview Business Park, Port Road, on Thursday, March 5. Everyone is welcome throughout the day. Dawn Patterson, NLN Area Manager, said: “We warmly welcome prospective students, families, health professionals, and […]
Paris trip: Sleep deprivation, suitcase stress and memories
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by Saoirse Gallagher Just before midterm break, 46 transition year students and their teachers swapped classrooms for croissants and set off on an unforgettable four-day trip to Paris. From early-morning excitement to late-night adventures, the experience was one we will certainly never forget. Our journey began in the early hours of Tuesday, February 12, as […]
Donegal roads to be gritted tonight
Donegal County Council are to deploy gritters across the county tonight. All Donegal Winter Maintenance designated gritting routes will be treated from 7pm. They are: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta […]
Anger over dog attacks on flocks of sheep in Falcarragh
THERE is widespread anger in west Donegal as two flocks of sheep in separate fields were attacked by dogs in recent days. The sheep farmers, based in Falcarragh, were left devastated as the attacks have led to one ewe being killed and the loss of further unborn lambs in the midst of lambing season. Local Councillor […]
Neven Maguire to host Letterkenny charity cookery demonstration
IRELAND’S much loved chef, Neven Maguire, will bring his renowned culinary expertise to the Clanree Hotel on Monday, March 9 for a special fundraising cookery demonstration in aid of Downstrands Family Resource Centre. Doors open at 6.30pm for what promises to be an inspiring evening celebrating food, local producers and community spirit. A familiar face […]
The Way We Were
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Róise Collins delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. Saturday, February 14, 1976 BIG ANTI BLANEY VOTE AT FIANNA FAIL ARD FHEIS Advertisement Fianna Fail has said very empathetically that it does not want Donegal Deputy Neal Blaney back in its ranks. The vast majority of the 3,000 delegates […]
Castlefin woman tells of flight terror amid airstrikes
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A DONEGAL woman and her daughter’s long-awaited trip to Australia was abruptly cut short when their flight was turned around mid-journey due to escalating tensions in the Middle East. Bernadette McConnell, from Castlefin, and her daughter Bailey O’Loughlin were en route to visit her son Jordan in Sydney, where he has lived for a decade. […]
Calls for HSE to clarify full-time contracts for newly qualified paramedics
Chairperson of the HSE West/North West Forum, Cllr Gerry McMonagle, is asking the HSE to clarify the situation around full time contracts for 80 National Ambulance Service workers. “These are 80 newly qualified paramedics who have completed every academic and clinical requirement placed before them. “They are frontline professionals who have completed a full three […]
Letter to the Editor: What is the point of motor tax?
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Once again Donegal County Council, in its wisdom, has decided to fill potholes on a small stretch of roadway outside St Bernadette’s School, College Farm Road, while spending copious amounts of money on streets and roads that don’t require any maintenance or resurfacing. For years the residents of College Farm Road have sought much needed road […]