THE Balor Theatre in Ballybofey plays host to two very different kinds of music events this weekend. Students of the Rodney Deery School of Music showcase their talents on Saturday while The Guns ‘N’ Roses Experience – Europe’s biggest, best and most in demand G ‘n’ R tribute act visit on Sunday. Operating out of […]
2022 Donegal Sports Partnership’s Female Leadership Programme concludes with presentation ceremony
The event was held exactly ten weeks after the project was launched at the same venue.
Letterkenny students react to Leaving Cert
STUDENTS across Donegal began their Leaving and Junior certificate on Wednesday in what was the first full set of in-person State exams to be held since the start of the pandemic. School Principal Danny McFadden said they have put in extra supports, acknowledging that it has been a difficult few years for students. “This is […]
Donegal ETB Appoints New Director of Further Education
Originally from Sligo, Ciaran has been working as the ETB’s Director of Gartan Outdoor Education and Training Centre (OETC).
Meeting to discuss removal of angiogram service
MUCH anger remains locally in the wake of confirmation that the angiogram service is to be withdrawn from Letterkenny University Hospital in May. A special meeting to discuss the future of cardiology services at LUH has been called for by Councillor Ciaran Brogan. He raised his concerns at this week’s committee meeting of the HSE’s […]
Planned power outage for parts of Donegal postponed
ESB Networks is informing customers that a planned outage impacting parts of Ballinacor, Ballyarrell, Belalt, Killygordon and surrounding areas that was scheduled for Sunday, May 8 has been postponed and will be rescheduled in due course. Customers will receive correspondence to notify them of this change and separately, on when a date for the rescheduled […]
Donegal to get €2.3m in Housing Adaptation Grants
DONEGAL County Council is to receive a funding increase to help older people and those with a disability live independently. The local authority will receive just over €2.3 million, 80 per-cent of which is funded by the exchequer. Confirming the allocation Letterkenny councillor Jimmy Kavanagh said the money will help those who need and deserve support to live […]
Singer’s emotional encounter with young refugee
A big-hearted gesture by local singer Brí Carr reduced a Ukranian mother to tears. The soul-warming encounter took place in Letterkenny’s twin town of Rudolstadt where Brí, along with over 30 other Donegal people, spent St Patrick’s Day. The small town in Germany’s Thuringia region has become famous for its St Patrick’s Day party which this year […]