A SPECIAL needs teacher is launching a dedicated online programme that helps SNAs to work with non-speaking pupils. Melanie Boyle, a Dungloe-based mum whose daughter Ellie communicates using Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC), says half of teachers are not trained on communication devices – and she wants to change that. AAC coach Melanie is launching her […]
Ground broken on €500,000 Drumboe Community Park development
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Despite the damp weather, there was a strong community turnout at Drumboe Woods, Stranorlar, on Friday past, for the official groundbreaking ceremony marking the commencement of Phase 1 of the Drumboe Community Park Development. The project is supported by an investment of €500,000 through Theme 1: Community Regeneration and Transformation of the PEACEPLUS Programme. It […]
Scottish maestro in Glenties Fiddle Weekend concert
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The outstanding Scottish fiddle player Paul Anderson will be performing in the Highlands Hotel in Glenties next Saturday night, October 3, as part of the 44th Glenties Fiddle Weekend. Paul Anderson has received both an MBE and an honorary doctorate for his services to fiddling in Scotland. Over the years he’s made a number of visits […]
Almost half of Donegal CAMHS referrals rejected
THE number of rejected referrals for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Donegal has been described as “staggering”. HSE figures have revealed that out of a total of 578 referrals made during the first eight months of 2026, some 261 were rejected. This means rejections accounted for approximately 45.2 per cent or almost half of […]
Protests set for Letterkenny to force Israel game boycott
GARDAI have been alerted that protests in Donegal against Ireland’s soccer match against Israel could cause rush hour disruption amid chronic traffic problems. European football body UEFA scheduled Ireland to play against Israel this Sunday, September 27, in Hungary and again in Serbia on October 4 as part of the latest Nations League campaign. Protesters […]
Young people’s dreams are ‘becoming impossible to achieve’
NEW figures that reveal over 70 per cent of under-25s want to flee the country serves to highlight a stark reality that dreams are “becoming impossible to achieve”, it is claimed. Central Statistics Office numbers show that around 62,500 people emigrated in the year up to April past and a survey found that many more […]
Conviction and fine for learner driver with no L plates
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A YOUNG Letterkenny man has been convicted and fined €250 after he failed to pay his fixed charge notice. Curtis John Montgomery, who has an address in Burnside View, Letterkenny, appeared in Letterkenny District Court earlier this week. Montgomery was first issued a fixed charge notice after he was caught driving unaccompanied and with no […]
Dissidents co-operated for Omagh bombing, inquiry told
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THE Real IRA bombing of Omagh in 1998 was carried out with the ‘operational co-operation’ of both the Continuity IRA and the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), an expert in military republicanism has told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry. Dr John Morrison was giving evidence on the second day of hearings as part of Chapter Three […]
Alzheimer’s Society holds Memory Walk fundraiser
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LOVELY photos have been shared of the recent Memory Walk that was held in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland. It was supported by local gardai and Donegal Rose Emma Nelis who walked with friends and family at Drumboe Woods in Stranorlar recently. Garda Brenda Healy took part and congratulated everyone involved on Sunday […]
Man injured after late-night assault in Donegal Town
A MAN had to be taken to hospital by ambulance after an assault in Donegal Town. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses in connection with an alleged assault that occurred in the area of The Diamond, Donegal Town between 1:55am and 2:30am on Sunday, September 20. A man was assaulted at that location between those times […]