POSTBOXES in Donegal are set to get a whole new lease of life as An Post introduces Postbox Drop-off. The initiative is a significant new development for the Irish postal service, with 102 drop-off points across Donegal and a total of 2,590 participating postboxes. Postbox Drop-off is a handy new posting facility for postage-paid small parcels, […]
Charity 5k in aid of We Care Food Bank
LETTERKENNY Rotary Club has announced details of its annual Winter Woolie Warmer charity 5k. This year’s 5k walk or run, in aid of the We Care Food Bank, takes place on Tuesday, November 17 at 8pm in Letterkenny. Entry fee is €10 online and €12 on the night. Advertisement Registration on the evening of the […]
Top musicians headed for Dunkineely fiddle weekend
Three of the top fiddlers in south-west Donegal are featuring in the Saturday night concert at this year’s Dunkineely November Fiddle Weekend, which takes place next Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14. They are Derek McGinley from Glencolumbkille, Breiffní Ó Domhnaill from Kilcar and Éabha McGuinness from Killybegs. The concert at Dunkineely Community Centre […]
Donegal Youth Service to mark 45 years of supporting young people across Donegal
DONEGAL Youth Service (DYS) will mark its 45th anniversary with a special stakeholder celebration at the Station House Hotel, Letterkenny, on Friday, 13 November at 10am. The event will bring together funders, statutory agencies, community organisation staff, board members, volunteers and other partners to celebrate the organisation’s history, recognise the people who have contributed to its […]
Graduation celebrations for Donegal community workers
It was a special day for community work in Donegal as three dynamic, progressive community workers committed to human rights, equality, and interculturalism graduated from Maynooth University with Masters in Applied Social Studies. Well done to Ann Friel, Donegal Travellers Project, and Balume Dube and Paul Kernan, Donegal Intercultural Platform. If you have a graduation […]
Taoiseach urged to intervene over transfer of Ballyconnell Estate
TAOISEACH Micheál Martin has been urged to intervene amid ongoing delays in the proposed transfer of Ballyconnell Estate in Falcarragh. The proposed transfer from Údarás na Gaeltachta to Donegal County Council, has been under discussion since 2018. And Donegal TD Charles Ward said the transfer is now long overdue. Advertisement ‘Eight years later, despite continuous […]
Maple Group launches Christmas appeal in support of Donegal Hospice
MAPLE Group is calling on communities across Donegal to come together this Christmas in support of Donegal Hospice, with a special fundraising appeal taking place across all seven of its retail stores. The initiative will run at Maple Group stores in Derrybeg, Carrigart, Castlefin, Falcarragh, Burtonport, Ballyliffin and Moville, with customers invited to make donations […]
Choirs to join together for special performance
THIS Sunday, Donegal’s very own New Land Choir will be joined by a choir from Finland for an evening of music. Körglädje – The Choir of Joy from the Åland Islands will join forces with Letterkenny’s New Land Choir for an exciting Erasmus+ project managed by Foyle Internship Europe (FIE). The two choirs will perform […]
Special inscribed stone to be unveiled by Raymochy Historical Society
THE Raymochy Historical Society will unveil an inscribed stone at the entrance to the Raymochy Abbey graveyard this Saturday at 3pm. The stone will commemorate the conservation works undertaken at this abbey and graveyard during 2023. It will also contain a QR code that, when scanned, will give the visitor a full video history of […]
In pics: Ballylennon Church celebrates Harvest Service
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BALLYLENNON Church recently celebrated its Harvest Service. Presbyterian Church in Ireland moderator Rev Richard Kerr, and Bishop of Derry and Raphoe Bishop Andrew Foster, and Bishop of Raphoe Bishop Niall Coll marked the occasion. Rev Craig Wilson presented a book to Rev Kerr to record how the churches in St Johnston and Ballylennon worked together […]