by Sabrina Sweeney There’s often much talk about the importance of keeping our young people in the county, of creating pathways that allow them not just to stay, but to thrive. The launch of the new Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery at ATU Letterkenny this week is one of the most significant steps in […]
Last letters to Santa to be posted by next Wednesday
AN Post reminds customers of the latest dates for posting your Christmas cards and parcels to your loved ones this Christmas wherever they are in the world. The first key date is Thursday, December 4 for standard letters and parcels going to distant addresses such as Australia, New Zealand, Asia and also parcels to the USA. […]
Deaths in Donegal, Friday evening, November 28
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Olive Coyle Mairead Murray Mary Grant Hughie Sweeney Ann (Anna) Lafferty Mark Quinn Tom Harkin, Moville Joe Sweeney Michael Byrne Michael Joseph Lynch Anthony ‘Con’ Gallagher John Flanigan, Annagry Olive Coll, St Johnston, The death has occurred of Olive Coll, 394 Ard Baithin, St. Johnston, Co. Donegal. […]
‘More ambition’ needed for respite care facilities
A STRONGER push is needed for greater respite facilities in Donegal, a meeting of the Regional Health Forum, West, heard this week. Councillor Gerry McMonagle asked the HSE to confirm if they have put in an application for one five-bed respite facility or two five-bed respite facilities, which he requested for Donegal. In response, he was […]
Isle of Man setting for former journalist’s first work
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by Michael Devlin A FORMER Donegal News journalist has just published his first work of fiction. Set in 2006, Conor Sharkey’s ‘The Bar at the Bottom of Broadway’ follows two cousins from Ireland, Shaun ‘Loaf’ Donnelly and his wayward relation Johnny, as they bid to resurrect the rundown Thirsty Sailor pub in the Isle of […]
‘It’s nice that people have accepted that writing’s what I do’
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Poet Denise Blake on her love of writing, and how she deals with sadness and personal grief
The Elf on the Shelf can still bring you joy, with less of the fuss
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by Louise Flanagan Christmas trees are popping up like mushrooms around the county. I’m very envious of people who run an organised enough household to get the job done in mid-November. That’s certainly not the case in my house. Whether I like it or not though, the festivities will be thrust upon me on December […]
Parents are urged to act if concerned about cyberbullying
GARDAÍ have urged any parents concerned that their children are being cyberbullied to report the matter to them. A garda spokesperson was responding to a query from the mother of an 11-year-old child. Responding, a garda spokesperson said: “If the cyberbullying involves a student from a particular school, inform the school so they can take action […]
Defective Blocks Ireland says court proceedings are moving apace
THE multiparty legal action and related proceedings against the State led by Coleman Legal remains a “vital route to accountability and redress” for families across Donegal whose homes have been devastated by defective concrete blocks. That’s according to Defective Blocks Ireland. The not for profit organisation formed in Buncrana by Adrian Sheridan and Shaun Hegarty has […]