THE world famous artist Dermot Cavanagh is set to host a three-day painting course in Milford next week. The artist and tutor from the BBC TV series ‘Awash with Colour’ will be demonstrating invaluable tips and techniques for successful watercolour painting. The course begins on Monday, April 17 in the Mulroy Woods Hotel and runs […]
Donegal’s first wood fired mobile sauna launched
DONEGAL’S first cosy, wood fired mobile sauna was launched at Portnablagh Pier in Dunfanaghy last weekend. Founders Claire Buckley and Eli Gillis recently moved to the area from Cork where mobile saunas are all the rage. The mobile sauna, which is called ‘Cocoon Sauna’, sits up to six people and has a panoramic window so […]
Thirty jobs at Dungloe factory
OVER seventy potential employees attended a careers open day at Randox Teoranta last weekend. There are up to 30 positions currently available in the various departments in the Dungloe location. The recruitment drive is a result of the increase in manufacturing at the factory where diagnostic machines are built from scratch before being dispatched across the […]
Crippling cost of accommodation forcing students to commute to Dublin
STUDENT teachers from Donegal are being forced to commute to Dublin because of the crippling cost of accommodation in the capital. The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has warned how students undertaking the two-year Professional Master in Education (PME) are having to make the more than six-hour return journey so that they can do the course. Ursula O Connor, Branch […]
Services ‘back on track’ at airport after weekend flight cancellations
SERVICES are ‘back on track’ at Donegal Airport following cancellations over the busy bank holiday weekend. A spokesperson for Emerald Airlines confirmed that two flights were cancelled from Donegal – Dublin, due to a technical difficulty with the designated aircraft. Éilis Docherty is Managing Director of Donegal Airport. She told the Donegal News that such […]
Councillors told ring road plan was ‘pulled’
COUNCILLORS in Letterkenny say plans to upgrade and improve safety on the Windyhall Road are now a matter of urgency. They claim that the amount of traffic on this stretch of road which leads from the Kilmacrennan Road towards Glencar, is busier than ever, yet road-users and local residents are constantly highlighting traffic dangers. At […]
Annagry man travels to Spain for hip operation under EU scheme
A WEST Donegal man has spoken of how he flew to Spain for hip replacement surgery using a little-known EU law. Former Defence Forces soldier Seamus McBride, from Annagry, described the whole experience as “first class” and said more people from Donegal should use the scheme. Under the EU Cross Border Health Directive, people across the EU […]
Sixty years in music – special event to honour Hugh McLean
HUGH McLean can still remember taking to the stage with Willie Ponsonby’s Dance Band in the North Star Ballroom in Carrigart back in April 1963. He was just 18 years of age and it was his first time to play in a band that had a much-changed line-up that night. There on stage were members of […]
Plans lodged for student accommodation in Letterkenny
PLANS for student accommodation to tackle the major shortage in the Letterkenny area have been lodged with Donegal County Council by Sweeney’s Spar Express (Georgie Sweeney’s). The proposed plans come as many students struggled to find suitable accommodation this year which resulted in many dropping out of their course and moving home. If given the go-ahead […]
Learner drivers facing 14-week wait to take test
LEARNER drivers in Donegal are facing a 14-week waiting time to take their driving test as unprecedented demand brings huge backlogs. The pressure locally and nationally has slowed the process for learner drivers to take their driving test. There was a glimmer of hope this week when Minister for Transport, Mr Eamon Ryan T.D. and Minister […]