THE 3,463 Donegal farmers in Tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) who have yet to receive their advance payments will be allocated a total of €16,685,000 over the coming days. Announcing the issuing of interim payments, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, said: “While this interim payment was […]
€4,400 raised for 16 charities
LETTERKENNY man Tom Giblin has raised a whopping €4,471 for local charities as a result of his Christmas fundraiser. Beginning his fundraising mission in the late 70s, Tom has held a number of small fundraising events over the years. Launching his Live Animal Nativity Stable for the first time in 2022, Tom pulled out all […]
Applications open for disability fund
Letterkenny councillor Jimmy Kavanagh has welcomed the opening of applications for the 2024 Disability Participation and Awareness Fund. With ‘The Centre of Independent Living’ and the ‘No Barriers Foundation’ previously being recipients of the Fund, Cllr Kavanagh hopes Donegal will benefit this year again. “The Fund is a great opportunity for local non-profit organisations in […]
Posters appear on Dry Arch Roundabout
by Louise Doyle MOTORISTS driving into Letterkenny in the last few days will undoubtedly have spotted a few additions to the Dry Arch Roundabout. Two posters have been placed atop of the sculpture on the roundabout, which is known as ‘The Workers’. Advertisement One of the posters reads: ‘It’s too extreme. No’, and is thought […]
Children witnessing ‘trauma’ at LUH’s emergency department – claim
by Louise Doyle CHILDREN are witnessing ‘trauma’ while attending the emergency department of Letterkenny University Hospital because of significant levels of overcrowding. That was the stark concern aired this week at a meeting of Regional Health Forum West, when an update on the timeframe for the delivery of a new extension to increase capacity of the hospital’s emergency […]
€144,146 remaining in Irish Red Cross Creeslough fund
BY JEROME HUGHES THE Irish Red Cross still has €144,146 in funding to support those impacted by the 2022 Creeslough tragedy, and intends to visit the village in the coming weeks to outline how the money, raised through public and corporate donations, will be distributed. Figures obtained by Donegal News show total Creeslough-related payments from the Irish Red […]
John Bishop announces second Letterkenny show
Comedy superstar John Bishop is getting ‘Back At It’ – doing what he does best – with a new tour for 2024 including an extra date for An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny due to phenomenal demand on May 23. Tickets are on sale this Friday at 10am. After two years spent TV presenting, stage acting, podcast hosting, […]
Ukrainian doctor upskills in Donegal while pursuing dream of practicing medicine
An anesthetist from Ukraine has upskilled with Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) to find a rewarding job during his time in Ireland. Valerii Iakovchuk, who fled the war in Ukraine and is now living in Dungloe, longs to practice medicine in Ireland. But first, he has to pass an English language exam and other […]
Windfarm funding for Inishowen
THE Danish company Ørsted, who operate three windfarms in Inishowen, are inviting community groups in their area to apply for funding. Last year the company invested more than €44,000 in local community projects. Among the successful applicants were North West Community Development, Scoil Naomh Padraig and Buncrana GAA. This was part of community benefit fund […]
Fáilte Ireland tees up Donegal golf at Belfast tourism event
Fáilte Ireland showcased some of Donegal’s world-class golf products to golf enthusiasts in Northern Ireland at the annual ‘Keep Discovering Golf Promotion Night’’ which was held in the Europa Hotel, Belfast on Wednesday. Golf tourism is extremely valuable to the Irish economy and is estimated to be worth more than €300 million annually to the […]