By Róise Collins AS Letterkenny’s population grows, so does the demand for inclusive education and at the centre of it all is Errigal College. With surging enrolments, a growing demand for co-education and a forward-looking STEM programme, their future is bright but it depends heavily on the delivery of a new school building. Advertisement In his […]
Paddy Diver: From campaigner to health guru
by Louise Doyle PADDY Diver is regarded as a community hero. His name has long been synonymous with tireless campaigning for the thousands of people in Donegal whose lives have been affected by living in homes built with defective concrete blocks. The Inishowen man led an ‘army’ to the country’s capital in 2021 to call for […]
Donegal author Joanne debuts AI Playbook at Las Vegas Conference
“AI is the biggest workplace transformation since the Internet, but it isn’t about coding, it’s about communication.” That’s the message from Downings native and Harvard Kennedy School graduate Joanne Sweeney, who took to the stage in Las Vegas last week to share insights from her new book, AI Playbook. Fresh from delivering a keynote at […]
Success of Relay for Life Donegal celebrated at presentation event
By Paddy Walsh SERVICES and initiatives that benefit from Relay for Life Donegal received a massive boost this week when it was announced that €222, 831 was raised from the event held last May. It brings the total generated since Relay got underway in the county 2012, to over €2 million – an astonishing figure […]
Rúnaí Mairéad says ‘slán’ after 32 years
By Aoife Doherty GAELSCOIL Adhamhnáin rúnaí, Mairéad Uí Fhearraigh is set to retire this week. Mairéad, a Ranafast native, has been living in Letterkenny for the past 36 years. Advertisement During this time, Mairéad has been a vital cog in the machine at the busy Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin. Mairéad has worked there since the school first […]
Renewed call for Letterkenny musician to be honoured
by Louise Doyle FRESH calls are being made for the council to identify funding so that the performance area in Letterkenny Town Park can be named after a legendary Donegal musician. Ted Ponsonby, from Oldtown in Letterkenny, was a founding member of The Rascals during the 1970s. He was widely known throughout the country for […]
Tommy and his school pals all set for another reunion
By Paddy Walsh It was a vaguely familiar face that caught Tommy Ronaghan’s attention in the Oasis Bar in Letterkenny around a quarter of a century ago. “I met this guy a few times there and thought I knew him,” he recalls. Advertisement “I eventually asked him who he was and found out he was […]
Irish settlers’ diverse roles in Native American history unveiled by TG4 in Éire agus Na Chéad Naisiún
TG4 is proud to present Éire agus Na Chéad Naisiúin, a landmark documentary which uncovers the untold story of Irish interaction with the First Nations of North America. Filmed as a road movie across the U.S., this compelling film offers a dual perspective—examining the Irish immigrant experience through both our own lens and that of […]
“He never sought the spotlight but shone in it”
IN THE chapel to which he was a regular attendant, the spirit of Ollie Horgan lived on, writes Paddy Walsh. Lived on in the touching words spoken in tribute to him and in the beautiful music and song that accompanied the special Mass held in his honour in St Eunan’s College on Friday afternoon. Here […]
The eyes and fists of our coastal defences
The fascinating history behind Donegal’s many coastal towers