By Dionne Meehan SIXTEEN-year-old Seán Boyle ‘Sailor’ successfully completed his Bord Iascaigh Mhara training recently allowing him to one day work on a boat/ferry. Séan, who lives on Árainn Mhór Island, is the third brother in his family to undergo the training. Advertisement With his interest spouting from his father’s love for fishing, Seán has been described as having “sea […]
St Eunan’s College raise money for the Creeslough Fund
STUDENTS and staff from St Eunan’s College in Letterkenny have presented the proceeds of a number of fundraising initiatives to the Creeslough Fund. Ray Mackey, Chair of the Irish Red Cross, visited the school to accept the €1740 raised to support those impacted by last year’s explosion that killed ten people. The money was raised […]
Run in the Dark event organisers say thank you
THE organisers of the recent Run in the Dark fundraiser held in Gaoth Dobhair have offered a special thank you to all who helped support the event. On Wednesday, November 15, people all around the world took part in a 5k run, wheel or walk as part of a global celebration to light up the night […]
Donegal County Council wins award
DONEGAL County Council scooped a Diversity and Inclusion Award at the 2023 Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards. The awards took place on Thursday night. The 20th annual Awards ceremony showcases and celebrates the best of Local Government in Ireland. Advertisement The Awards are held in association with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and […]
First anniversary mass for Private Seán Rooney to be held next month
THE first anniversary mass of a Newtowncunningham peacekeeper killed on duty in Lebanon is to take place. Private Seán Rooney of the 27th Infantry Battalion was killed on December 14 last year. Born in Dundalk, the 24-year-old spent much of his later life in Newtowncunningham. Advertisement He was laid to rest with full military honours […]
Charity Starts at Home
CLG Dhún nan Gall and Aodh Ruadh CLG, Béal Átha Seanaigh are happy to give supporters an opportunity to see the new Donegal Senior team. William Doogan, Aodh Ruadh chairperson welcomes the Donegal Senior Football team, who will play their first game under the reign of Jim McGuinness when they take on Roscommon in a […]
Minister hails ‘extremely positive’ hospital meetings
Donegal Minister Charlie McConalogue has said the hospital meetings attended by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly in Letterkenny on Friday were extremely positive. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, who accompanied Minister Donnelly during his meetings with GPs, consultants, and Letterkenny University Hospital management and staff, said: “After receiving letters from the consultants at […]
XL Donegal honoured at national awards ceremony
XL Donegal, owned and operated by Nicola Martin, was this week presented with Bronze medal in the Convenience Store of the Year (mini) at the prestigious ShelfLife National C-Store Awards 2023. Now in their 23rd year, the C-Store Awards are recognised as amongst the most prestigious business accolades for the convenience store sector and attracted […]
Over 29,000 students availed of Donegal ETB Courses in 2022
Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) has published its 2022 Annual Report, outlining the wide range of services and activities it delivered throughout the last year. Despite the ongoing pandemic restrictions that continued into part of 2022, over 29,200 students availed of its post-primary, Further Education and Training (FET), outdoor education and training and music […]
Big celebrations as Dan McTeague turns 90
by Paddy Walsh On Saturday morning, the ten o’clock mass in St Eunan’s Cathedral was specially dedicated to the newly arrived nonagenarian, Dan McTeague, and his spouse, Bernie, who, as celebrant Fr Kevin Gillespie quipped, “had been putting up with him all these years!.” The massed Cathedral choirs, conducted by Frank Breslin, provided a selection […]