North West firm E&I Engineering has been acquired by Vertiv, a US-based infrastructure solutions and services company. The electrical switchgear manufacturer, which has plants across Derry and Donegal and employs over 2,100 people worldwide, has entered into an agreement to join the publicly traded company via acquisition. With all current roles to be safeguarded in […]
Funding sought for island church after lean year
A FUNDRAISER has been set up for St Crone’s Church on Arranmore. Closures for long periods of time followed by a reduced capacity of parishioners has meant St Crone’s Church has seen a drop in finances compared with previous years. A fundraiser has been set up on GoFundMe, organised by Denis O’Donnell. He said: “For […]
€100,000 for Donegal projects under CLÁR Funding
TWO Donegal groups have been awarded €50,000 each as part of the latest round of CLÁR Measure 3(a) funding. The funding will see the development of a sensory space, planting, enhanced seating and eating spaces and a designated outdoor BBQ area within the Bruckless Community Park and a community garden and public allotments at Ray […]
Stranorlar man is President of new university
A DONEGAL man has become the founding president of Ireland’s newest technological university. Stranorlar academic Vincent Cunnane will take up the role as President of the Technological University of Shannon: Midlands Midwest on October 1. He was awarded the post following an open competition by the governing bodies of Athlone and Limerick Institutes of Technology […]
Letterkenny’s intergalactic mystery solved
THE mystery surrounding a Stormtrooper and a globe-headed character on Letterkenny’s streets has been solved. It was in fact filming for the latest episode of the whacky comedy podcast ‘Spacejuck’. Shoppers were stopped in their tracks recently as the outlandish Spacejuck tackled the Star Wars baddie on Letterkenny’s High Road. Their inter-galactic tête-à-tête ended with […]
Good and bad recalled by retiring RnaG chief
Edel Ní Chuireáin, Regional Manager in Donegal for RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta and former Head of the station, retired from her position on Friday after almost 39 years’ service. Edel Ní Chuireáin is from Gort an Choirce and started with RTÉ RnaG in October 1982. At that time, Raidió na Gaeltachta was located in Srath […]
Covid-19 testing centres to pause walk-in testing
COVID-19 Testing Centres are to pause walk-in testing across CHO Area 1 (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo. As of today, walk-in testing is not available at Letterkenny CTC based at St Conals. As of tomorrow, Wednesday 8th September, walk-in testing will not be available at the Cleary Centre, Donegal Town, Sligo COVID-19 Testing Centre based in […]
Vaccination satellite centre to open in Burtonport
A new Covid-19 vaccination satellite centre in Burtonport will open on Thursday morning to serve the communities in West Donegal. The centre, which is located in St Columba’s Community Centre, will be staffed and managed by the LYIT vaccination centre in Letterkenny. It is offering walk-in appointments from 11am to 3pm. Pfizer dose 1 for […]
Parkrun makes welcome return in Letterkenny
SATURDAY mornings in Letterkenny will take a step closer to normality this weekend when the parkrun will return for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The community-led 5k event celebrated its fourth anniversary in February 2020 just a month before our lives changed with the introduction of the first lockdown. A year […]
Top line-up as Ghostlight Sessions return to the Balor
THE Balor, Ballybofey hosts another Ghostlight Sessions – the venue’s acclaimed monthly original live music night – this coming Saturday. September brings three more excellent acts to the Ghostlight Stage – Derry man Conor Mason, Raphoe-based Richard Gilpin and Letterkenny’s Shauna McDaid. Conor Mason’s hushed lilting vocals, whispering lyrical poeticism and subtle instrumentation places him […]