By Róise Collins A SCHOOL in west Donegal is offering a €3,000 bursary to families enrolling new students this September, as part of an urgent effort to retain its second teacher. Scoil an Aingil Choimhéadaí in Keadue launched the initiative in response to concerns over declining enrolment which could see the school fall below the […]
All aboard for Donegal Railway Museum’s vintage run
THIS Sunday, Donegal Railway Museum will host the flagship event in their Heritage Week programme, the Road to the Railway Vintage Car and Tractor Run. This year, they’re teaming up with the Bluestack Foundation, with half of all proceeds from the run and raffle going to supporting the incredible work they do for people with […]
Property marking event to take place in Milford
GARDAÍ will hold a property marking event at Milford Mart on Wednesday, August 20 between 11am and 3pm. Property marking may prevent property from being stolen. A garda spookesperson said: “If property is stolen and later recovered, it helps us to identify the rightful owner. Everybody is very welcome to come along. Please ensure that […]
The Road to the Railway Vintage Car and Tractor Show
This Sunday, August 24, Donegal Railway Museum will host the flagship event in their Heritage Week programme, the Road to the Railway Vintage Car and Tractor Run. This year, they’re teaming up with the Bluestack Foundation, with half of all proceeds from the run and raffle going to supporting the incredible work they do for […]
Funding secured for Donegal water events this weekend
A number of water-related events in Donegal have received a financial boost. The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO), working on behalf of Ireland’s 31 local authorities to protect and restore good water quality, has awarded €2,870 to events in Donegal. Overall, €30,665.25 in funding has been allocated to 82 events in 24 counties under the ‘Water Heritage Day […]
John and Nora honoured by new plaque in Burtonport
TWO great Burtonport community servants were remembered on Saturday afternoon when plaques were unveiled in their memory in the community garden at the rear of the Burtonport Community Centre, writes Eoin McGarvey John Mc Gee and Nora Houston died earlier this year just ten days apart. Nora, a former postwoman in the Burtonport area, passed […]
The way we were
Aoife Doherty delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. AUGUST 9, 1975 Donegal’s first youth pilgrimage to Rome Advertisement DONEGAL’S first ever Youth Pilgrimage to Rome will take place early next month, when 20 young post-primary school students will join with young people from other Northern Dioceses of Kilmore, Dromore, […]
Reunion plans prompt memories of happy times for Gerry
By Paddy Walsh GERRY McElroy’s first memory of St. Eunan’s College wasn’t quite associated with the building itself but with the obligatory entrance examination at the Brothers School. The results of that exam were posted up – for some reason – on the notice board in the Literary Institute, he recalls. Advertisement “One of the […]
Fresh Take: Award-winning Cloughaneely Band are also victorious in standing together through unimaginable loss
By Sabrina Sweeney This year has been a rollercoaster of emotion for the Cloughaneely Band, of soaring pride and deep grief, in a cycle that few communities will ever experience. In February, the local community was stunned by the sudden loss of 13-year-old Enya McMurrough, a bright and talented girl whose love of music she […]
Burtonport’s famous lobster back where he belongs
By Róise Collins A BELOVED giant lobster has returned to his home, perched on a wall, overlooking the Burtonport harbour. The giant red crustacean, measuring close to eight feet in length, had been fixed to the outside of The Lobster Pot for close to 35 years. Advertisement But late last year the original lobster was […]