AT an early age, a young Patrick Gallagher from the Rosses began work as a farm labourer, first in county Donegal and then as a potato picker in Scotland. It was this hard work, with its long hours and poor pay, that inspired him to return home and set up a cooperative movement in the […]
In pictures: Donegal Women in Business are ‘Built on Belief’
DONEGAL Women in Business network hosted a special event in An Grianán Hotel in Burt on Thursday to celebrate International Women’s Day. The ‘Built on Belief’ event was organised as part of Local Enterprise Week. It celebrated Donegal women who are at different stages of their business journey, with short, honest talks organised to share […]
President Catherine Connolly to visit Donegal next week
DONEGAL will host the first visit of new President, Catherine Connolly, next week. President Connolly will spend two days in the county, visiting Killybegs, Lifford, Ardara and Letterkenny with events taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday. Donegal County Council will welcome the President to the council chambers in Lifford on Tuesday morning with an event […]
Gaoth Dobhair Credit Union draw prize goes to Canada
THE Gaoth Dobhair Credit Union members draw took place on Thursday and the lucky winner of the top prize of €20,000 was Manus Bheaid, Ballindrait, Bunbeg and who has been living in Toronto, Canada for the past seven years. This is the second time in recent years that Lady Luck smiled on Manus. In 2013 […]
Concerns raised over staff sanction delay for facility
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CONCERNS have been raised regarding the sanctioning of staff for a new state-of-the-art apprenticeship training facility currently under development in Letterkenny. The facility, a collaboration between ATU and the Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB), is due to open later this year in an existing building on the Port Road. However, this is pending sanction […]
In pictures: Cór Ailigh, Letterkenny celebrated at Mayor’s reception
THE council chamber in Letterkenny was blessed with the beautiful singing of Cór Ailigh at a special Mayor’s reception on Thursday evening. The members of the Letterkenny / Milford Municipal District were delighted to confer a Mayor’s Reception in honour of Cór Ailigh held at the Public Services Centre, Letterkenny last evening. The award is […]
Rising fuel costs: ‘It’s a brazen rip-off happening in plain sight’
DONEGAL Deputy Pearse Doherty has said that families across Donegal are being hammered by massive increases in the cost of home heating oil and fuel. He has accused energy companies of exploiting the crisis in the Middle East to drive up prices while the government refuses to intervene. Deputy Doherty, the Sinn Féin Spokesperson on […]
Fresh calls for safety measures in wake of double fatality crash
RENEWED calls have been made for road safety measures in St Johnston following a fatal collision which claimed the lives of two teenagers. Councillor Gary Doherty asked at the outset of Tuesday’s Lifford-Stranorlar Municipal District meeting if he could include an emergency motion, seeking that the council address immediate safety measures on the R236 in […]
Gaeltacht housing crisis highlighted by Donegal campaigners
By Róise Collins THE Gaeltacht housing crisis was brought to the fore on Tuesday as national housing campaign group TINTEÁN staged a protest outside Leinster House. They were calling on the Minister for Housing, James Browne, to take immediate and decisive action to address the deepening housing and language crisis in Gaeltacht communities. Advertisement Supporters […]
Victim of road collision speaks of his sense of injustice
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THE victim of a recent road traffic collision has spoken of his frustration after a life-changing head-on crash in Dunlewey last month. Speaking to the Donegal News, Kevin Hyde told of the sense of injustice he feels, not just from the collision itself, but from the way the legal system handled the aftermath. He has […]