EIGHTY new, full-time, jobs are to be filled at a number of Gaeltacht companies across Donegal in the New Year. A range of jobs including software developers, maintenance and quality control technicians as well as accounting and HR roles are available at Udarás na Gaeltachta supported companies in Falcarragh, Gweedore, Dungloe, Ardara, Kilcar and Glencolmcille. […]
Donegal hotel thriving despite major challenges
SET in the idyllic surroundings of Lough Eske outside Donegal Town, Harvey’s Point is one of Donegal’s most luxurious hotels. Niall Coffey has been in charge at the 101 bedroom four-star hotel for the past two years and he is looking forward to a busy Christmas holiday season. The general manager arrived from Aghadoe Heights […]
Pole position in Kilmacrennan
WORK to erect a 18-metre high Eir telecommunications mast in Kilmacrennan briefly brought traffic to a standstill along the busy N56 on Friday. The company put in place the monopole telecommunications support structure at the rear of the existing exchange ready for equipment installation in early 2022. This site secured planning permission in October and […]
Killybegs welcomes first of three sister ships
THE Atlantic Dawn Group based in Killybegs has welcomed their new 64.65 metre pelagic trawler, ‘Leila’ to the local fishing fleet. The state-of-the-art vessel is the first of three sister ships that are being constructed at the Cemre shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey, at a cost in excess of €50 million. The vessels were designed by […]
Almost 5,000 vaccinated in Letterkenny centre
ALMOST 5,000 people were vaccinated in the Letterkenny last week. Figures show that in the past week (13-19 December), the team at the Letterkenny Covid Vaccination Centre vaccinated in excess of 4,700 people. Letterkenny vaccination centre is continuing with the ‘boost the boosters’ campaign, managing appointments and walk-ins for first, second and third booster vaccine […]
Walkers to remember Mary Ellen Molloy
THE second annual ‘Walk with M.E.’ fund-raising event will take place at venues across Donegal and Australia on St Stephen’s Day. The ‘Walk with M.E’ event is organised by John Ross Molloy who lost his older sister Mary Ellen in a horrific car accident in Australia just a few days before Christmas in 2019. Last […]
The Boy from Donegal – Daniel O’Donnell documentary
A documentary exploring the life and career of Daniel O’Donnell will be shown on RTE One and BBC One NI on Tuesday 28 December to mark his 60th birthday. Daniel at Sixty is a fascinating and revealing insight into the man himself with exclusive access to Daniel during his recent UK and US tour, and […]
First for St Eunan’s as three students share top award
Congratulations to recent graduates Conor McGarvey, Gareth Neely and Shyam Shaji who all achieved 625 points in the 2021 Leaving Certificate examinations. The ‘Student of the Year’ award and Charles Farrelly Cup at St Eunan’s College, Letterkenny, have been shared with the three students for the first time
Letterkenny vaccination centre extends walk-in hours
The COVID-19 Vaccination centre in Letterkenny has extended its walk-in hours to allow people the opportunity to get their COVID-19 booster vaccination ahead of Christmas. With the Omicron variant now accounting for 52% of all new infections, the HSE are stressing the importance of getting a booster vaccination. Advertisement Director of Public Health North […]
Successful Noah Gooch draw raises €5,209
THE organisers of the Noah Gooch draw would like to thanks everyone who donated towards the hampers whether it was actual food items, gift sets, craft work or money. The draw raised €5209.16 and the money was recently presented to Lee Gooch. Add that to the previous nine years and the total money raised for […]