THE UKRAINIAN Community in Donegal will today hold their own private reflection to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of their country. Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 2022, instigating Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II. There are approximately 5,000 Ukrainian refugees now living in Donegal having fled their war-torn country, in […]
‘Everyone needs to consider what they can do to help’
A LOCAL Amnesty International volunteer has urged everyone to consider opening their doors to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine. Niamh Brennan was among the dozens of people who gathered at Letterkenny’s Market Square to show solidarity with those caught up in the violence. Similar vigils were held in Cork and in Dublin in a […]
Gaoth Dobhair author in final of Irish Book Awards
GAOTH Dobhair author Eoghan Mac Giolla Bhríde has been named Love Leabhar Gaeilge Irish Language Book of the Year award winner at the An Post Irish Book Awards for his latest work Cnámh. Mac Giolla Bhríde previously won athe Prose Work Prize in the 2018 Oireachtas Literature Competition for this collection of short stories. Speaking […]
Gortahork’s digital nomad takes on Europe
YOUNG Donegal graphic designer and online entrepreneur Paul Feeney flew out to Russia on Friday last, in the next stage of his quest to visit all the world’s top 100 wonders.
Brett McGinty aiming for a medal in Anapa
BRETT McGinty is targeting a place among the medals at this week’s European Junior Championships in Anapa, Russia.
Donegal boxing officials to travel to European Championships
DONEGAL will be well represented at the 2014 European Youth and Junior Championships with the news that Raphoe’s Peter O’Donnell has been appointed as the manager of the Irish team while Carrigart’s James McCarron will travel as a referee and judge.