THE world famous artist Dermot Cavanagh is set to host a three-day painting course in Milford next week. The artist and tutor from the BBC TV series ‘Awash with Colour’ will be demonstrating invaluable tips and techniques for successful watercolour painting. The course begins on Monday, April 17 in the Mulroy Woods Hotel and runs […]
Thirty jobs at Dungloe factory
OVER seventy potential employees attended a careers open day at Randox Teoranta last weekend. There are up to 30 positions currently available in the various departments in the Dungloe location. The recruitment drive is a result of the increase in manufacturing at the factory where diagnostic machines are built from scratch before being dispatched across the […]
Crippling cost of accommodation forcing students to commute to Dublin
STUDENT teachers from Donegal are being forced to commute to Dublin because of the crippling cost of accommodation in the capital. The Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) has warned how students undertaking the two-year Professional Master in Education (PME) are having to make the more than six-hour return journey so that they can do the course. Ursula O Connor, Branch […]
Services ‘back on track’ at airport after weekend flight cancellations
SERVICES are ‘back on track’ at Donegal Airport following cancellations over the busy bank holiday weekend. A spokesperson for Emerald Airlines confirmed that two flights were cancelled from Donegal – Dublin, due to a technical difficulty with the designated aircraft. Éilis Docherty is Managing Director of Donegal Airport. She told the Donegal News that such […]
Councillors told ring road plan was ‘pulled’
COUNCILLORS in Letterkenny say plans to upgrade and improve safety on the Windyhall Road are now a matter of urgency. They claim that the amount of traffic on this stretch of road which leads from the Kilmacrennan Road towards Glencar, is busier than ever, yet road-users and local residents are constantly highlighting traffic dangers. At […]
Learner drivers facing 14-week wait to take test
LEARNER drivers in Donegal are facing a 14-week waiting time to take their driving test as unprecedented demand brings huge backlogs. The pressure locally and nationally has slowed the process for learner drivers to take their driving test. There was a glimmer of hope this week when Minister for Transport, Mr Eamon Ryan T.D. and Minister […]
Drop in children accessing school dental programme
LESS than half of the Donegal children who were to be seen by a dentist under the school screening programme have been seen, the Irish Dental Association (IDA) has revealed. The IDA warned that the lack of a proper public dental service model could lead to the most vulnerable children in the country missing out […]
Corn cutting memorial to be unveiled in Creeslough
THE Creeslough Community Association is to unveil a memorial dedicated to corn cutting this evening. Corn cutting is synonymous with Creeslough because of the song ‘The Emigrant’s Letter’ by Percy French, which is better known as ‘Cutting the corn in Creeslough today’. “Percy French wrote the song but we like to say that it was […]
Donegal ancestors to the fore for presidential visit
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden will be given evidence on his Irish visit this week of his ancestral connection to Donegal. He will see evidence that Anthony Scanlon, son of a coastguard member serving in the Killybegs area is another of his Irish ancestors. This new research was carried out by the Irish Family History Centre […]
Minister McConalogue meets President Biden at Áras an Uachtaráin
Donegal Minister Charlie McConalogue shared a few words with US President Joe Biden during the President’s visit to Áras an Uachtaráin today. The visit was part of a busy schedule for President Biden who will address a Joint Sitting of the Dáil and Seanad this afternoon. Minister McConalogue was among a delegation who welcomed the […]