SHANE Collum from St Columba’s College, Stranorlar was awarded Best Overall prize at the Young Kelvin Prize Awards Presentation. Shane demonstrated impressive insight relating to the work of Lord Kelvin (William Thomson), an Ulster-Scot born in Belfast in 1824, who earned many accolades during a glittering scientific career. The Ulster-Scots Agency, in partnership with the […]
The Frances Browne Poetry Competition is now open
Now in its fifth year, the Frances Browne Literary Festival is calling aspiring poets to submit their work for the 2025 Frances Browne Multilingual Poetry Competition. The competition celebrates poets writing in English, Irish and Ulster Scots There is €1,500 in prizes to be won. The closing date for entries is midnight on Wednesday August […]
Grab a Grand for Christmas
Due to a technical issue with the Grab a Grand Competition in today’s paper (Thursday 21st Nov, pages 12 & 13 in the Christmas Guide) we have updated the questions for your convenience below. To enter, simply attach the updated questions to your entry along with VOUCHER 1 from today’s paper. Next week will go […]
Early mornings prove worthwhile for Grainne
Rising at 5.15 am three times a week has become common practise for Kilmacrennan girl Grainne Russell, and her dedication was most certainly worthwhile it as she enjoyed a magnificent November.
Win a 50 Euro shopping voucher courtesy of Lidl!
Send a Christmas message to someone special and have your seasons greeting printed free in next week’s edition of the Donegal News (out Wednesday 23rd December) courtesy of Lidl. All you have to do to share a Lidl bit of magic is simply email your message to ShareMagic@mediaforce.ie, with Donegal News in the subject line […]