THE Heritage Council is inviting online applications from community groups in County Donegal under its Community Heritage Grant Scheme until 11.30pm on Friday, March 14. Applications are sought for projects that apply good heritage practice to the management of places, collections, buildings, monuments, habitats, species or objects or are aimed at improving access and inclusion to […]
The Donegal International Car Push is back
JUST as they did in 2017, the main auto dealers in the county have once again joined forces and put their shoulders to the wheel in supporting Relay For Life Donegal by recreating the Donegal International Car Push on Wednesday, May 21 at 7pm. However, it won’t be their shoulders, because this year they have […]
Letterkenny legend Jerry the Giraffe returns to Main St
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By Róise Collins JERRY the Giraffe, the beloved motorised figure that once proudly stood in the window of Dillon’s supermarket, has returned to Letterkenny’s Main Street. This time, he’s found a new home at the popular Cottage Bar. Dillon’s was the town’s first supermarket and an institution in its own right, and so was Jerry, […]
Huge interest in this year’s Relay for Life
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by Paddy Walsh THE push is on for this year’s Relay for Life initiative as organisers look to attract more teams to join in this unique fundraising event. “We are open for registration and we’ve already signed up a couple of new teams to add to some of those who taken part in previous years,” […]
Service users successful in transport campaign
DONEGAL Community Inclusion Training Service (DCITS) service users have been successful in a discriminatory transport charge campaign. DCITS is a HSE service for adults with an intellectual disability across the county of Donegal. Over the last few years DCITS Service Users have set up Advocacy Groups within their various hub locations across the county to […]
Teaching children is more than reading and writing
It goes without saying that parents want the best for their children. We hope they’ll thrive in all they do. When our children encounter academic difficulties, it can be tricky to navigate. How much should we expect from the child? There can be a fine line between being a supportive parent and a pushy parent, […]
Letterkenny family to hold fundraiser in memory of son
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By Dionne Meehan A LETTERKENNY family whose son passed away when he was just ten days old are marking his second birthday by hosting a fundraising quiz. Born 17 weeks early to parents Darren and Ciara Duffy on April 4, 2023, baby Blake’s survival rate was only 10 per cent. Advertisement Within a matter of […]
National Museum seeking memories of Donegal nurses
PEOPLE in Donegal are being invited to contribute stories and memories about community midwives in the 19th and 20th century as part of a project led by the National Museum of Ireland. The stories can be submitted to a national history and heritage archive, available at ouririshheritage.org. The lives and contributions of a number of nurses and midwives have […]
Two Donegal Mace stores receive retail excellence award
Two County Donegal based Mace stores were honoured at the recent MACE Excellence Awards for achieving exceptional standards in retailing, which was held in Lawlor’s Hotel, in Naas in Co Kildare, and hosted by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the MACE brand in Ireland. This year’s Mace Excellence Awards, held in association with Solution […]
€5.4m paid in vacant property grants
By Chris Ashmore THE value of grants paid out to applicants under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant Scheme in Donegal now stands at €5.4 million, according to figures just released. A total of 1,020 applications have been received and 737 have been finalised. Of these 710 have been approved, while 27 were deemed to be […]