FORMER billionaire Seán Quinn will be in Letterkenny tomorrow for a book signing for his memoir ‘In my Own Words’. The Fermanagh-born businessman will be signing copies of the book, which provides a personal insight into his life, at Bookmark in Letterkenny Shopping Centre on Sunday between 1pm and 3pm. In the early years of […]
More than €1.8m for school books
MORE than €1.8m in payments is being made to Donegal primary and special schools this week to provide free books. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal TD, Charlie McConalogue confirmed the landmark funding package yesterday. The package, secured in Budget 2023, will see free schoolbooks provided in all primary schools and special schools, in […]
Letterkenny teacher pens book series during lockdown
A LETTERKENNY teacher used spare time during lockdown to pen a new fantasy book series for children after being encouraged by her daughter to get them published. It was the first time Louise Flanagan put pen to paper but after her daughter Lucy was so impressed with the books she asked her for more copies […]
Gweedore Hotel visitors’ books now available online
TWO visitors’ books for the Gweedore Hotel from the years 1842 to 1874 are now available online. The 19th century Gweedore Hotel was hugely popular with wealthy tourists from Ireland and abroad. The hotel was owned by Lord George Hill, brother of the Marquess of Downshire, and he acquired much land in the north west […]