RAY National School has proudly marked a major milestone in its long tradition of community spirit and pupil leadership. Last year, the school was selected as a DCU Changemaker School, joining a growing all-island network dedicated to inspiring young people to lead positive change in their schools and wider communities. The DCU Changemaker Schools Network is […]
RCC to host Palestine Culture Night to mark UN Solidarity Day
THE Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny will host Palestine Culture Night on Saturday, November 29, to mark the UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. A highlight of this year’s programme will be the opening of a poignant art exhibition by Gazan artists Raed Issa and Sohail Salem, who created extraordinary work during the genocide in Gaza. […]
Donegal native leading multi million euro quantum innovators project
DONEGAL native, John McLaughlin has been selected to coordinate QUESTING, a €4 million Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) doctoral network that will train the next generation of quantum internet experts. Mr McLaughlin who is now living in Waterford is the technical lead in Walton Institute at South East Technological University (SETU). The project brings together nine […]
Council marks completion of energy efficient A-Rated homes in Convoy
LAST week councillors from the Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District visited the recently completed second phase of the new social housing development at Corran an Lín, Convoy. The council signed a contract with Meadowfield Development Limited in February 2024 for the acquisition of 24 social housing units, to be delivered across two phases. Phase 1 consisted of […]
Weather: Cloudy and dull day with outbreaks of rain
TODAY will be cloudy and dull with outbreaks of rain and drizzle. The persistent rain will clear through the morning and early afternoon, but with further patches of light rain and drizzle to follow, along with fairly widespread misty and some foggy conditions. Today will be milder than recent days with highest temperatures of 10 […]
Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday morning, November 26
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Robert James Moore, Carndonagh Mary Aloysius Bonner, Lackenagh, Burtonport Advertisement Rev Dr Martin (Marty) David McNeely Margaret (Gusty) Alcorn, Dunfanaghy Thomas (Tom) Barry, Bundoran Ellen McCrory, Killygordon Robert James Moore, Carndonagh The death has taken place at Letterkenny University Hospital of Robert James Moore, Brookfield, Riversdale, Carndonagh, […]
‘Whether for a weekend or more, fostering will have a positive impact’
FOR almost 20 years, foster carers Anne and Charlie Callaghan have been welcoming children who are in care and need a new place to live into their home. When it’s time for them to go, they leave as friends, some having stayed a few days, others a few months. There are even those who never left […]
Falcarragh couple raise funds by donating hair in memory of son
By Sean Hillen LUKE Mangan dreamed of becoming a father and when his Falcarragh-born wife, Edel became pregnant, he was overjoyed. Then tragedy struck. Advertisement After an emergency C-section 34 weeks into her pregnancy, their baby boy, Alexander (Xander), who had been placed on a life-support ventilator, breathed his last and slipped softly away after […]
Government slammed over Assessment of Need delays for children in Donegal
DONEGAL TDs have slammed the government for its “shameful failure” to address the deepening crisis in Assessments of Need (AON) for children. Sinn Féin Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty were responding to figures obtained by the political party which reveal that a staggering 346 children in Donegal are overdue an AON. Of the […]
Donegal ATU’s Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery launched
A NEW Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery programme was launched at ATU’s Letterkenny Campus yesterday. The launch was officiated by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD. The new veterinary college, which will be located at the Donegal ATU’s site at Knocknamona in Letterkenny, will significantly strengthen […]