THE square in Dunfanaghy has been receiving a facelift courtesy of a group of Ukrainians who are resident in the area. The team were busy on Tuesday repainting the metalwork on the railings, benches, bollards, and signboards, which had been badly tarnished. The operation was organised by Dunfanaghy Tidy Towns, which provided tins of black […]
Gardaí probe incident outside Ukrainian accommodation
By Dionne Meehan GARDAÍ are investigating all circumstances of a public order incident alleged to have occurred on Main Street, Falcarragh on Friday, November 24. In a video shared with the Donegal News, a man can be seen outside Ukrainian refugee accommodation in Falcarragh, wearing a balaclava, playing Irish rebel music and shouting “out, out, […]
Team of Ukrainian women to take part in Relay for Life
A TEAM made up of Ukrainian women will take part in this year’s Relay for Life. Members of the group attended the recent Team Captains’ information evening and decided there and then to participate in the annual event which goes ahead on June 3 to June 4. One of the group, Ada Klochko, said they were very […]
Event in Letterkenny brings Irish and Ukrainian cultures together
BY DIONNE MEEHAN CROWDS gathered in The Cottage Bar in Letterkenny for a day of art, food and music in a bid to celebrate Irish and Ukrainian cultures. The event was organised by Steven Crane and Kayleigh Bowery, to get Ukrainians involved to make sure they were feeling welcome. Advertisement An art exhibition kicked things […]
Letterkenny event to celebrate Irish and Ukrainian cultures
A DAY full of art, food and music is being held in The Cottage Bar in Letterkenny on Tuesday, April 25 in a bid to celebrate Irish and Ukrainian cultures. The event was organised by Steven Crane who is the current organiser of Mouth Piece Open Mic Night. Held on the last Tuesday of every […]
Ukrainians join Termon clean-up
A GROUP of Ukrainians, living near Termon, forced to flee their native country because of Russia’s invasion are getting involved with the local community and helping to clean-up the area. Local man James Trearty, who organises the clean-up was delighted to get the help and a very successful day was spent picking up rubbish from the roadsides. […]
EUROPE DIRECT Letterkenny to host event for Ukrainian families
EUROPE DIRECT Letterkenny, based in Central Library, will showcase their range of children’s books available in the Ukrainian language on Thursday, March 23 at 6.30pm. The event will be free and refreshments will be provided. These new books have been catalogued in the Cyrillic alphabet so it will make the books much easier to request […]
Recovered bikes donated to Ukrainian refugees
STOLEN or lost bicycles recovered by An Garda Síochána have been donated to Ukrainian refugees in Termon through a Foróíge youth group in Raphoe which has been refurbishing bikes since October 2022. Garda Ted McCaffrey and Garda Ann Marie O’Farrell, Community Gardaí from the Lifford Sector, presented the bikes refurbished by young people from Foróige to […]
Extra supports put in place to help Ukrainian students
DONEGAL ETB has made two new appointments in a bid to support Ukrainian students. Creeslough native Ms Rosaleen Harkin has been appointed as the Donegal Regional Education and Language Team (REALT) Coordinator and Mr Lochlainn McCool has been appointed as English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Schools Support Officer. The REALT team, with Ms Liz […]
Exhibition showcases work of Ukrainians living in exile
A special auction of Ukrainian art will be held in An Grianán Theatre this Saturday, December 17 at 6pm. The auction will be opened by Irish Times journalist and writer, Michael Harding who will make a general reflection on art and the situation in Ukraine. The pieces selected for auction are part of the ‘Birds Flying […]