By Dionne Meehan THE last Donegal Education and Training Board meeting of the term took place in the Radisson Hotel in Letterkenny last week. From the pandemic to the war in Ukraine, it has been a very busy five years for the ETB with many challenges to overcome. Advertisement Speaking to the Donegal News, Cllr […]
Donegal childcare crisis – Taoiseach Harris intervenes
BY JEROME HUGHES FORTY per-cent of childcare facilities across County Donegal may have to cease operating due dangerous buildings, creating an unprecedented crisis, those working in the vital sector are claiming. Childcare managers are planning to highlight their concerns through protests as people cast their votes in the local and European elections on Friday of […]
Did you lose your suitcase on Letterkenny Main Street last night?
GARDAÍ in Letterkenny took to social media this morning in a bid to find the owner of a suitcase found on Letterkenny, Main Street last night. After failed attempts of trying to locate the owner, gardaí said they have now been left to deal with the “emotional baggage”. “Please contact Letterkenny Garda Station on 074-9167100 […]
Letterkenny Pipe Band for international event
LETTERKENNY Pipe Band are off to France to the Highland World Games in two weeks which are taking place in Bressuire, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The event which takes place on June 15 and 16 is a world first – a Highland Games world championship for mixed national teams. A total of eight nations will […]
Rents continue to rise in Donegal
The cost of renting a house in Donegal has risen by 13.3 per cent in the past year according to the latest report from Daft.ie published this week. It shows the average rental in the county for a three bed home on May 1 was €1,126. The report details increased prices across the county with […]
Carrigart man standing for election in Milford and Letterkenny
A CARRIGART based farmer is standing in both the Milford and Letterkenny electoral areas as he believes time is running out for “the people to take control of the country”. Vincent Bradley sees the increased number of non-nationals standing in the local elections as a way of diluting the Irish culture and way of life […]
Memory of the late Charlie Robinson celebrated at unveiling of new bench
A COMMEMORATIVE bench in memory of local businessman Charlie Robinson was unveiled in a ceremony on Portnablagh pier on Saturday. The event was organised by Mr Robinson’s family, with Boyd Robinson, who runs the Letterkenny-based estate agency set up by his father more than 25 years ago, acting as MC. Letterkenny man Charlie Robinson, whose career […]
Dumbing down Letterkenny’s traffic crisis achieves nothing – election candidate
BY JEROME HUGHES IT has been suggested that Letterkenny’s traffic crisis must be addressed ‘head on’ despite the understandable desire of the town’s business community not to give the issue oxygen. Independent election candidate Declan Jordan says he fully understands that shops don’t want the town to get the ‘no go zone’ label because of […]
Man to go on trial on careless driving causing death charge
A LETTERKENNY man charged with careless driving causing the death of a woman in Raphoe two years ago, will go on trial at Letterkenny Circuit Court next month. Patrick Quigley (33) of 11 Windmill View, Letterkenny was before Letterkenny District Court on Monday. He is charged with careless driving causing death at Guesthouse End Street, Raphoe […]
Minister snubs ETB’s plea for additional supports
By Dionne Meehan MINISTER for Education Norma Foley has ignored Donegal Education and Training Board’s plea to implement additional supports for students and teachers affected by the defective block crisis, it has been claimed. In a letter sent to the minister, Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) asked for help for school staff and families to […]