MEMBERS OF the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) at ATU Donegal will stage a lunchtime protest at the Letterkenny campus on Tuesday. It’s one of a number of lunchtime protests being organised nationwide at Technological Universities and Institutes of Technology. TUI members want to highlight what they say is the Department of Education’s failure to […]
Booker Prize winner returns to Maynooth
THE Carndonagh born Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch has been appointed Distinguished Writing Fellow at Maynooth University. The appointment will see the author return as a colleague in the Department of English in Maynooth University where he will teach on the MA in Creative Writing. Previously, Mr Lynch was the 2019 Kildare County Council Writer-in-Residence […]
Property Price Register: house fetches over €1m
THE property market was strong in Donegal in the first month of this year with 68 houses/apartments sold totalling €11.65 million. According to the Property Price Register from January 1 until February 2, 2024 the most expensive house in the county sold was in Drumbern near Milford for a recorded price of €1,074,160. By comparison […]
Defective homes public enquiry call
BY KATE HEANEY THE EU Parliament’s Petition Committee, who visited defective material homeowners in Donegal in the autumn, have recommended “a thorough and transparent public enquiry and effective and timely proceedings, when appropriate”. The draft report is hard-hitting in its recommendations and states that “there is a need for a clearer picture when it comes […]
Many Donegal cancer patients still receiving treatment elsewhere
by Louise Doyle A LEADING Donegal cancer campaigner has warned that despite the high numbers of patients receiving treatment at a cross-border centre, many are still forced to travel further afield. Chairperson of Donegal Action for Cancer Care (DACC), Betty Holmes said laurels cannot be rested upon when it comes to providing cancer treatment. Advertisement Figures released […]
Goretti Sheridan to become Donegal’s new Garda Chief Superintendent today
by Louise Doyle GORETTI Sheridan will take up her new role as Donegal’s new Garda Chief Superintendent today. Having served as Superintendent of Letterkenny District, the Rathmullan woman will be the first locally-based Chief Superintendent since Donegal became a standalone Garda division last year. Advertisement There had been plans to amalgamate the Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim divisions with Chief Superintendent […]
Circet Ireland presented with major international award
IT WAS a proud day on Thursday for the staff and management at Circet Design and Innovation Hub in Letterkenny, Donegal when the company picked up a major international award for its broadband rollout mapping system. Circet Design provides various turnkey solutions for the Telecoms and Power industry, covering FTTH (Fibre to the Home) and […]
Relay for Life organisers appeal for teams ahead of May event
By Paddy Walsh With just under four months to go to the staging of this year’s Donegal Relay for Life, an urgent appeal has gone out for the registration of teams who form a key role in the fund-raising event. “Basically without the teams we don’t have a Relay,” the organising committee’s new chairperson Seamus […]
Chamber planning bumper St. Patrick’s Day parade in Letterkenny
Letterkenny’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is taking place this year on Sunday, March 17 and Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce are inviting people, clubs and businesses from around the county to take part. The Letterkenny parade is one of the biggest in the county and once again, the Chamber is hoping to make this year’s event […]
‘My husband and my kids have got me back’
LETTERKENNY WOMAN’S AMAZING WEIGHT-LOSS STORY By Dionne Meehan LETTERKENNY woman Julie Gorman is urging those considering weight loss surgery to get it done locally instead of travelling abroad where treatments are also available. Advertisement Miserable and overweight, Julie decided to take action in 2022 for health reasons and concerns surrounding a family history of heart […]