School announces €2,000 bursary to boost enrolment


By Róise Collins A SCHOOL in west Donegal is offering a €2,000 bursary to students starting this September, in a bid to boost enrolment for 2025. Scoil an Aingil Choimhéadaí in Keadue has launched the initiative for three Junior Infant pupils enrolling from outside the school’s catchment area. The Board of Management said they recognise […]

Uisce Éireann announce road closures


Uisce Éireann has advised motorists and members of the public of a road closure in Keadue. The road closure will be in place along the R-259 until Friday, August 8. It will facilitate works to replace old cast iron water mains which will ensure a more reliable water supply. Advertisement This work comes as part of […]

Uisce Éireann announces road closure in Keadue


UISCE Éireann have advised motorists of a road closure in Keadue. The road closure will be in place along the R-259 from Monday, June 30 until Friday, August 8. This closure will facilitate works to replace old cast iron water mains which will ensure a more reliable water supply.  Advertisement This work comes as part […]

Community pays fond farewell to Frankie


By Róise Collins THERE was a huge attendance at the funeral of Keadue man Frankie Bosco O’Donnell last weekend. Frankie died in the early hours of Friday morning. Advertisement In the days following his passing the whole community rallied together to support the grieving family, from those who gritted their driveway, to those who offered a shuttle service to […]

Keadue men walk to paradise…


KEADUE native Paddy Ferry and his son Patrick, a resident in Edinburgh, completed a 46-mile sponsored charity walk last weekend from Edinburgh to Celtic Park in Glasgow. Funds were raised for the Edinburgh Food Project and the Celtic Charitable Foundation. This is in keeping with the founding ethos of Celtic when a Sligo man, Brother […]

Keadue dentist retires from Edinburgh practice


After more than four decades behind the big chair, Keadue dentist, Dr. Paddy Ferry knows the drill better than most. Now his patients at Leith Walk Dental Practice in Edinburgh are bracing themselves for a big change in their lives as he retires following over forty-five successful years. Paddy studied dentistry at UCD in Dublin […]