By Evelyn Cullen WITH just a couple of weeks to go until Christmas, more than 80 Ukrainians, who have been residing in Gaoth Dobhair for two-and-a-half-years, have been told they must leave their accommodation on or before Wednesday. The families received the communication from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY). Advertisement […]
Ukrainian families hit with eviction notices
By Dionne Meehan UP TO 80 Ukrainian refugees living in Ramelton are facing eviction in the mouth of Christmas as the Department of Equality and Integration continue to end contracts with smaller accommodation providers throughout the county. The refugees, living in Oakwell Holiday Village and The Tanyard premises in Ramelton, received letters last week asking […]
Ukrainian families hit with eviction notices
By Dionne Meehan UP TO 80 Ukrainian refugees living in Ramelton are facing eviction in the mouth of Christmas as the Department of Equality and Integration continue to end contracts with smaller accommodation providers throughout the county. The refugees, living in Oakwell Holiday Village and The Tanyard premises in Ramelton, received letters last week asking […]
Irish-speaking Ukrainian refugee visits Donegal in new TG4 Documentary
By Rebecca Crockett A new documentary comes to TG4 next week which explores the lives of a Ukrainian family who have made a home in Ireland since the war. Idir Dhá Bhaile – ó Chív go Corcaigh, follows Leo and Nadia Dobrianska, a father and daughter who travelled from Kyiv to Cork to escape the […]
Man who drowned while fishing is named
A SERVICE will be held tomorrow for Valerri Strunhar (60s) who drowned after getting into difficulty while fishing off Donegal’s west coast. The incident happened shortly before 8pm on Monday when Mr Strunhar was fishing from rocks at Marameelan, near Dungloe. It is understood he fell into the sea. Advertisement He was removed from the […]
NATIONAL: Irishman is believed to have died while fighting in Ukraine
An Irishman is thought to have died while fighting in Ukraine. Alex Ryzhuk (20) was serving on the frontline with the Ukrainian Armed Forces when he was reportedly hit by a Russian shell. He is now officially missing and presumed dead.
Community event showcases Donegal’s welcoming spirit
By Dionne Meehan HUGE crowds gathered in Ramelton last week to attend an event which was organised in the wake of the recent riots in Dublin. Hoping to showcase Donegal’s welcoming spirit, owners of the Bridge Bar Restaurant, Roisin Llorente and her husband Matthias Llorente wanted to prove that not everyone is tarred with the same […]
Thousands of Ukrainians to spend second Christmas in Donegal
BY JEROME HUGHES HAVING fled her war-torn country in October last year, Scoil Cholmcille pupil, Yeva Borodina, has had a difficult childhood but her future is looking brighter. The 10-year-old Ukrainian is about to spend her second Christmas in Letterkenny with her mother, Tetiana. Advertisement Unfortunately for Yeva, her father remains back home in Zaporizhzhia, […]
Love over hate at Christmas
by Louise Doyle THE power of love is proving greater than any message of hate as ‘one love’ signs now appear alongside previously spray painted anti-Ukraine graffiti at various locations in Letterkenny. There was huge upset and disgust after black spray painted graffiti appeared on walls around the town displaying offensive phrases as well as the ‘Z’ […]
Letterkenny-based Ukrainian writer shortlisted for award
A Ukrainian woman living in Letterkenny, who was forced to flee her war-torn country, has been shortlisted from more than 100 entries in a new writing competition established by An Post, in association with the Irish Book Awards. The entry by Olga Kitik is in with a chance of winning the ‘New Voices Writing Prize’. It’s a […]