A UNIQUE new School Uniform Swap Shop is aiming to ease the financial burden on parents who are facing expensive back to schools costs. Castlefin Uniform Swap Shop is a pop-up School Uniform Exchange where parents and children can donate all school uniform items they no longer need and pick up items they do need, for […]
Huge numbers applying for school bus places leads to delays
AN unprecedented number of applications for school buses places has led to a delay in the allocation of tickets ahead of the return to the classroom. Bus Éireann told the Donegal News yesterday that the sourcing of extra buses and drivers to cope with the increased demand for the government transport scheme has led to […]
Help needed as back to school costs soar
PEOPLE in Donegal are being encouraged to support community initiatives helping those struggling with rising back to school costs as demand for help soars. The Donegal Food Response Network, with the support of Donegal Local Development Company (DLDC), is calling on people to support their local community groups with donations of money, food, or school […]
Letterkenny CU here to help with back-to-school cost
A new, national survey has identified a rise in the number of parents in debt due to back-to-school related costs. Well over a third of parents in Ireland (36%) now say they are getting into debt trying to cope with costs at back-to- school time. This compares with 29% who reported being in debt last […]
GALLERY: Week in Review
From first day at school to GAA Championship matches, heres a taste of the week in pictorial review from Declan Doherty and Donna El Assaad.
GALLERY: A week in Review
Look through a selection of photographs from Donegal News staff Photographers Declan Doherty and Donna El Assaad this week.