A LETTERKENNY principal whose school has welcomed 19 Ukrainian students has appealed to the Education Department to provide urgent extra resources. Nineteen Ukrainian students started at Errigal College, Letterkenny on Monday last and have been settling into school-life here. The school has been providing extra English classes and pastoral support for the students but unfortunately, additional […]
Learner drivers being impacted by road markings
PEOPLE learning to drive are being impacted by a lack of road markings in the Letterkenny area, a councillor has claimed. Cllr Gerry McMonagle said he has been contacted by a number of driving instructors who are having difficulties training their learner drivers because of a lack of lines on the road, with particular issues […]
Singer teams up with Arranmore student for music video
LETTERKENNY school teacher and well known musician Bri Carr has teamed up with an Arranmore secondary school student to record a music video. The single ‘White Noise’ was released to mark World Autism Awareness Day. Bri penned the song two years ago and decided to collaborate with 16-year-old Eoghan Bonner, a talented artist who has […]
Capturing Covid-19 – A Day of Reflection
Donegal County Community Forum is hosting a Day of Reflection which will take place on 22nd May 2022 as a tribute to those we have lost during the pandemic, those whose lives have been forever changed because of the pandemic and to the local individuals and organisations who stepped up to help us face and […]
Inishowen man named Head of Innovation at new centre
Inishowen native Kevin Sexton has been appointed as Head of Innovation for the new Alpha Innovation Centre in Letterkenny. This new Innovation Centre will see the development of a seven-storey purpose built, high tech workspace facility in the town centre capable of hosting 200 people and with pre-accelerator programmes for early idea owners and start […]
More bereaved parents in Donegal now seeking support
THE Covid-19 pandemic has seen a rise in the number of local bereaved parents seeking support. Anam Cara is a national charity for bereaved parents to help each other cope with their grief, loss and journey on. The charity is currently supporting between 150 and 200 families in Donegal through face to face meetings and […]
Mica Action Group secure two meetings with Taoiseach
MICA Action Group have secured two meetings with the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin today during his visit to Donegal. The Fianna Fáil leader will visit the home of an affected homeowner as well as attend a meeting between Donegal County Council and the Mica Action Group to discuss the challenges they face in relation to the […]
Bar owner makes an ‘eerie’ journey
A DONEGAL bar owner who drove to the Ukrainian border with two van loads of humanitarian aid described the journey as “eerie” the closer they got to the conflict zone. Damien McIntyre, who owns Mac’s bar in Dunkineely, arrived back in Donegal on Monday after the 5, 250 km journey. He was joined on the […]
Alzheimer’s Society to relocate to Ballybofey
The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland (ASI) is planning to relocate its Donegal office to Ballybofey. The new office will relocate from Donegal Town and will be based in the old FÁS office in Dunfril House on Chestnut Road, Ballybofey. A spokesperson for the charity told the Donegal News yesterday that they plan to make the […]
HSE accused of failing children with Down Syndrome
THE HSE has been accused of failing children and adults with Down Syndrome due to a lack of basic services in Donegal. This week we spoke to families who have been left with little or no access to HSE speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and occupational therapy who are growing increasingly concerned that their children […]