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Donegal IGC Careers Fair brings 2, 000 students to ATU campus in Letterkenny
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (173+ words) 26 Apr 2026 7: 27 PM Atlantic Technological University (ATU) welcomed over 2, 000 secondary school students to its Donegal Letterkenny Campus for the Donegal IGC Careers Fair, one of the largest careers events in the region. Hosted in collaboration with the Donegal branch of the…...
In pictures: Sun shines for Confirmation day for pupils from Clonmany schools
15+ hour, 34+ min ago (93+ words) 26 Apr 2026 10: 06 AM Pupils from Clonmany, Rashenny, Cloontagh and Rashenny national schools were confirmed by Bishop Donal Mc Keown at St Mary's Church, Clonmany Please click on the arrows to go through the gallery Donegal, Clonmany, Inishowen, Bishop Donal Mc Keown…...
On the hunt: council seeks premises or site for new library in Donegal Town
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (464+ words) The branch library in Donegal Town is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays. A new community library would be open five days a week 25 Apr 2026 1: 25 PM Donegal County Council is on the lookout for a central location in Donegal Town in…...
In pictures: ATU Donegal hosts its annual Student Achievement Awards
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (87+ words) 24 Apr 2026 8: 33 PM Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Donegal celebrated its annual Student Achievement Awards at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Letterkenny. Please use the arrows/next to view the gallery ATU Donegal, Letterkenny John Gallagher has been fined "1, 000 for two counts of…...
262 Donegal jobseekers had dole payments reduced or suspended last year
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (400+ words) Dole payments can be cut if recipients don't engage with services designed to help them return to the workforce 22 Apr 2026 10: 04 PM Some 262 people on the dole in Donegal last year had their payments reduced or suspended for failing to engage…...
Winner announced for Donegal's 2026 Primary School Road Safety Art Competition
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (265+ words) 20 Apr 2026 4: 52 PM The artwork submitted by a student at a Ballybofey national school has been chosen as the overall winner for the 2026 Primary School Road Safety Art Competition. In addition to the overall winner, category prize-winners will receive art hampers…...
Donegal Professor receives 2026 Nova UCD Consultancy of the Year Award
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (555+ words) 20 Apr 2026 12: 37 PM A Letterkenny native has been named the recipient of the 2026 Nova UCD Consultancy of the Year Award. Professor Regina U" Chollat'in is the College Principal and Dean of the UCD College of Arts and Humanities, the UCD Chair…...
New course available in Inishowen" for" people with additional needs
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (136+ words) 19 Apr 2026 10: 15 AM A programme that supports people aged 16 and over who identify as having a disability or an additional need is launching a new spring/summer timetable with a range of new courses." Sl" Work Ability, run by the an…...
Scoil Mhuire Class of 1995 set to reunite this Christmas
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (256+ words) Scoil Mhuire Class of 1995 set to reunite for 30th anniversary 25 Dec 2025 7: 00 PM Past pupils of Scoil Mhuire in Buncrana who attended the school between 1990 and 1995 are being invited to step back in time later this month for a special reunion night....
Demand for multi-denominational education in Donegal'is not'currently'being met
2+ week, 2+ day ago (381+ words) 10 Apr 2026 6: 24 PM The results of a national survey on school-type preference show that almost 30% of parents in the county prefer a multi-denominational education." The results were announced by Hildegarde Naughton, TD, Minister for Education and Youth of Ireland, on Tuesday,…...