Local Enterprise Office Donegal is now accepting entries for the Donegal Enterprise Awards, which take place on Friday, December 1, 2023. The awards celebrate and honour the outstanding achievements of local businesses across the county. Business owners are invited to submit their applications before the deadline of Monday, October 23, 2023, at 12:00pm. Advertisement The […]
Huge crowds attend the launch of the Great Big Art Event in Annagry
By Eoin Mc Garvey THE third annual Great Big Art Event opened in Annagry at the weekend and the opening night attracted a huge attendance. The event is a collaborative exhibition which was created in 2021 and is going from strength to strength. Advertisement It is a gathering of Donegal artists whose talents in art […]
Funding scheme for Donegal Sports
DONEGAL Sports Partnership is to benefit from €92,500 in support from the Government’s Dormant Accounts Funding scheme. It’s part of an overall investment package of €4.86m which is going towards local Sports Partnerships and Active Disability Ireland from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The Dormant Accounts Fund enables unclaimed funds […]
‘Recruitment takes time and our children can’t wait’
By Dionne Meehan A NEW group made up of parents with children who have a disability and/or additional needs based in Donegal are uniting together in a bid to get their children’s voices heard. Special Needs Parents Network Donegal was set up so parents can provide peer to peer support whilst effectively advocating for their […]
Donegal’s first pet crematorium set to open later this month
by Louise Doyle DONEGAL’S first ever pet crematorium is to open this month. Donegal Pet Crematorium at Glack, Inch Island, boasts state-of-the-art equipment and a team of caring professionals who treat each pet with the utmost respect and tenderness. Advertisement The facility will give pet lovers in Donegal, the wider Northwest and Northern Ireland access to […]
Donegal’s food scene ‘creeping beyond the county’s borders’
POPULAR Donegal products have comfortably nestled themselves on supermarket shelves across the county, and in recent years it has become more common to see Donegal based businesses appearing on shelves beyond our hallowed hills. This significant increase in product development coming out of Donegal is because of important investment within the food and drink sector […]
Wainfest 2023 – The journey of discovery is underway
WAINFEST Donegal’s annual Children’s Arts and Book festival returned at the weekend with a host of awesome activities to satisfy the diverse interests and backgrounds of young minds across the county. Running until October 15, it promises to take children on a journey of discovery, creativity and wonder that will stay with them for years […]
Gardaí investigating death of woman in St Johnston
The woman’s body was found at a house in St Johnston yesterday.
Cocaine haul may be linked to Donegal finds
LINKS to County Donegal have emerged following the seizure of €157 million worth of cocaine aboard the MV Matthew freighter, boarded by the army ranger wing, off the Cork coast last week. Last week’s seizure has been hailed as an enormous success for the security services in Ireland and for the international intelligence which led […]
Letterkenny staff to strike over pay disparity
by Louise Doyle CHRONIC underfunding and a pay disparity will see workers at the Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) in Donegal take to the picket line in two weeks’ time. The stark concerns around underfunding and the difficulties with recruitment and retention of staff came under the spotlight at a gathering of staff and service users in Letterkenny on […]