A Ballindrait man has taken part in a special commemoration in Scotland to mark the 80th anniversary of the murder of his aunt during World War II. Liam Canning recently returned from Scotland after attending the memorial ceremony organised by the Inveraray and District Branch of the Royal British Legion. The ceremony was held to […]
PSNI issue warning over Donegal holiday home scam
THE POLICE Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has issued a warning over a holiday home scam in Donegal. The public is being urged to be cautious when booking holiday rentals online as there has been a surge in people falling victim to scams on Facebook Marketplace. The PSNI say victims have paid deposits of between […]
Hospital under extreme pressure as Covid numbers rise
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is again under extreme pressure as the number of patients being treated with Covid-19 has risen by more than forty per cent in the last week. Saolta confirmed there are eight areas of the hospital impacted by outbreaks with 57 patients with the virus being treated on Saturday. This is having an impact […]
Gartan singer dazzles on big stage in Dublin
GARTAN’S Anna Gallagher has dazzled the audience in one of the main roles in a concert performance of Evita. Anna, a primary school teacher in Termon, played one of three Eva Perons in the National Concert Hall in Dublin recently. The National Symphony Orchestra partnered with Irish Youth Musical for the concert performance which was produced by […]
New Students’ Union president sets out priorities
THE new president of Atlantic Technology University (ATU) Students’ Union Donegal has said he will use his role to fight for accommodation and inclusion rights. Letterkenny man Edward Grant took up his new role recently. Merging Galway-Mayo IT, Letterkenny Institute of Technology and IT Sligo, the new ATU opened on April 1, becoming one of […]
Accommodation offers withdrawn from 50 students
THE father of a young Letterkenny student has claimed she has become displaced after her accommodation suddenly fell through. Speaking to the Donegal News the Midlands man told of how his daughter was due to take up accommodation in Walnut Grove in September, having paid her deposit for the incoming academic year in May. But […]
English on many roads signs defaced
ROAD signs on a stretch of the Letterkenny to Derry road have been defaced with red spray paint. Separate directional signs alerting motorists to places including Newtowncunningham Killea, Lifford, St Johnston and Carrigans have all been vandalised with red spray paint. The signs are written in both the English and Irish language. However, only the English […]
New Director Appointed to Donegal ETB’s OTEC
Donegal ETB has appointed Marty McCann as the new Director of its Outdoor Education and Training Centre (OETC) in Gartan. Gartan OETC is the ETB’s 87 acre estate nestled in the heart of Co Donegal. In 2021 almost 4,300 students benefited from a wide range of outdoor education and training programmes there. Advertisement Marty has […]
Top trad musicians gather for Ceol na Coille
SOME of Ireland’s top trad musicians are in Donegal to celebrate Ceol na Coille’s tenth anniversary summer school and trad camp. Ceol na Coille Summer School, which runs from July 11 to 15, has become one of the ‘must-visit’ weeks of traditional music in the calendar year. Former Altan member Dermot Byrne joins tutors including Yvonne Casey, Deirdre […]
Progress for Loreto Convent extension
THE extension project for Loreto Convent in Letterkenny has received initial approval under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal T.D., Charlie McConalogue announced the progress for the project which will consist of a sciene lab and two class SEN base. The Minister commented “This confirmation is good […]