by Dionne Meehan A BUDDING entrepreneur with a deep desire to help others has launched a community care handbook in a bid to raise funds for Donegal Down Syndrome. Arranmore’s Seán Boyle Sailor, a Fifth Year student from Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada, began this ambitious project last year while he was in Transition Year. Advertisement The idea […]
New Deputy Principal Appointed by Donegal ETB
By Rebecca Crockett Former Gairmscoil Mhic Diarmada student, Ms Caroline McCauley has been announced as the new Deputy Principal of the Oileán Árainn Mhór school. Announced today by Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB), Ms McCauley replaces Mr Daniel Doherty who retired at the end of the last school year. Advertisement The Oileán Árainn Mhóir […]
Arranmore first island in Europe to embrace new dementia programme
ARRANMORE has become the first off-shore island in Europe to complete an innovative dementia awareness programme. ‘Creating a Dementia Inclusive Generation’ is a post-primary school project aimed at educating young people about the condition and the impact a diagnosis has on the person, their extended family and carers. Letterkenny man CJ McGinley is Community Engagement Officer with The Alzheimer Society […]
Donegal Youth Council brings ‘SPARKS’ to Gweedore tomorrow
THE Donegal Youth Council take their ‘SPARKS’ Mental Health roadshow to Gweedore tomorrow (Thursday) as they host the third of five events in the county.
‘Gathering’ of a different sort in LA
WHILE thousands of ex-pats are expected to visit these shores this year, a Dunlewey woman recently decided to bring The Gathering to a relative on the west coast of the United States.