With the recent announcement of the government’s new Climate Action Plan, many households will be working to reduce their carbon footprint. Most importantly for homeowners, the new strategy includes plans for the retrofitting of 500,000 homes. This will be hugely beneficial for our local environment in Letterkenny, and for the country in general. However, as […]
Campaign against Mercosur trade deal intensifies
Sponsored content by GUE/NGL and Sinn Féin Campaign against Mercosur trade deal intensifies as Carthy announces Letterkenny public meeting details The campaign against the controversial EU-Mercosur trade deal is due to intensify as Sinn Féin MEP, Matt Carthy, has announced that he will be hosting a series of public information meetings on the subject including […]
Strabane Academy A-level students excel again
Strabane Academy values success through hard work and respect “AT Strabane Academy we value success through hard work and respect,” explains principal David Hampton. “My staff and pupils deserve a great deal of praise for all they have accomplished through the past academic year culminating in these results, and I, as principal, am immensely […]
Public support vital ingredient for Donegal Food Coast
Donegal’s food businesses will be hoping they can find the right combination of ingredients for success when judges from Ireland’s Foodie Destinations visit the county this weekend. Donegal Food Coast initiative has been short-listed as a finalist for the Foodie Destinations 2019 awards and those involved in the county-wide initiative will be hoping they can […]
Letterkenny CU here to help with back-to-school cost
A new, national survey has identified a rise in the number of parents in debt due to back-to-school related costs. Well over a third of parents in Ireland (36%) now say they are getting into debt trying to cope with costs at back-to- school time. This compares with 29% who reported being in debt last […]
Going underground with Dalradian
The Sperrins are spectacular from any angle, but in the last couple of years over 1,500 people have enjoyed a rather different perspective with a look at how the area looks from the inside! Since the summer of 2016 Dalradian has provided tours of its existing underground operations and supporting above ground infrastructure at the […]
Farren School of Speech and Drama now enrolling
Farren School of Speech and Drama looks forward to re-commencing classes this coming September. Anna Farren, founder of Farren School of Speech and Drama, completed her Teaching Diploma with the Royal Irish Academy of Music in 2011, her Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Teaching in St. Patrick’s College in 2013 and finally, her Masters in Drama […]
Ireland AM presenter ready for fashionable racegoers
WELL-known fashion presenter Marietta Doran is returning this year to judge the Best Dressed Ladies Day Competition at Sligo Races on Wednesday, August 7. Day one of the two day summer racing festival is an afternoon meeting with a start time of 2.05pm. Gates open at noon. The Eight Card Flat Fixture features the Connaught […]
Flexible education loans at Letterkenny Credit Union
With third level education costs continuing to spiral in Ireland, the financial pressure of putting a child through college continues to take its toll on household budgets. A national survey in 2017 found that eight in ten parents said they struggled to cover the costs of their child’s third level education. The study, commissioned by […]
Eclectic mix of acts heading for Dergfest
EXCITEMENT is building for the annual event which transforms the sleepy village of Castlederg into a festival fit for royalty as thousands of people descend upon the castle grounds from Friday- Sunday, July 26-28. The festival, now in its sixth year, offers something for all musical tastes with an eclectic mix of acts over the […]