A MAN who rescued a woman from water following a car collision which claimed the lives of her husband and two children has been awarded for his bravery. Kevin Barr, a Greencastle Coastguard Unit member, was awarded a gold medal by the Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD on Friday. On Thursday, August 20, 2020 Storm […]
Cost of living payments issued to ease pressure on families in Donegal
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed that 102,843 cost-of-living payments have been issued in Donegal in order to ease the pressure families and households are facing. 20,925 Donegal families received the double Child Benefit that was paid in November. 48,825 Autumn double payments for social […]
Pringle calls on Government to ensure adequate staffing resources for LUH
INDEPENDENT TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, has asked Government what’s being done to ensure that Letterkenny University Hospital is adequately staffed and resourced. Addressing the Dáil today, Deputy Pringle said: “I have long been raising my concerns regarding staff retention, recruitment issues and the continuous scaling back of essential services in Letterkenny University Hospital. “I […]
Recruitment issues leads to closure of well established GP surgery
THE removal of Dunkineely’s GP surgery has been branded as a “hammerblow” to the community. The well-established surgery is to close today, leaving the area with no GP service. Instead, people will have to travel to Glenties to attend appointments with their GP. The news emerged on Friday when Sinn Féin TD for Donegal, Deputy Pearse […]
Junior Cert students to receive their results today
67,130 Junior Cycle examination candidates will receive their results at 4pm today. This year marks a full return to externally delivered Junior Cycle examinations for all candidates, for the first time since 2019. It is also the first full year of examinations in the reformed Junior Cycle. Advertisement Minister for Education of Ireland, Norma Foley […]
Donegal apprentices graduate at first in-person ceremony since 2019
Thirty-seven apprentices from Donegal recently graduated at the first in-person ceremony in the North West region since 2019. Donegal Education and Training presented the graduates with their certificates at a graduation ceremony in Carrick-on-Shannon on Friday last, November 18. The graduates qualified in the following apprenticeships: Electrical, Plumbing, Carpentry and Joinery, Mechanical Automotive Maintenance Fitter, […]
Special wellbeing mural designed at Convoy school
Scoil Bhríde Convoy ran a very special competition, tasking their pupils to design a new mural for their school hall under the theme ‘wellbeing’. “It was not my wall, it was the children’s wall,” said the Principal Grainne Reid. Talented local artist Marty McDaid, a past pupil of Scoil Bhríde, helped to select the winning […]
Letterkenny event to celebrate learning through Irish
AN event to celebrate learning through the Irish language will take place in Letterkenny this weekend. ‘Aonach na Gaeilge’, which is organised by Líonra Leitir Ceanainn, will offer the community an opportunity to find out about the benefits of Irish medium education. A variety of organisations will be in attendance, including teachers from local primary […]
Works to tackle flooding in Twin Towns to start in 2023
WORKS to address flooding issues in the Twin Towns will finally commence in February 2023, it has been confirmed. Irish Water are planning to install a new sewage network in Stranorlar, running from the Letterkenny road to the Chapel which will address the persistent problems with flooding in the area. Cllr Patrick McGowan met with […]
Hoteliers lay out growing challenges facing sector
DONEGAL’S political representatives have been told of the “skyrocketing energy costs” and other challenges facing the hospitality sector. Hotel and guesthouse owners met with TDs and senators to discuss what the future holds for the tourism industry as 2023 approaches. While there has been a welcome upturn in tourism in 2022 businesses remain in recovery mode having survived the […]