Eileen Magnier

North West Correspondent

Parents, pupils and staff demonstrate outside Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí in Donegal

Gaelscoil 'devastated' as new school building on hold

Parents, pupils and staff demonstrated outside Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí in Donegal town today to highlight what they say is a senseless decision to put the building of a new school on hold despite planning approval almost eight years ago.

Regional • 23 Mar 23

International experts visited Donegal last November as part of their research

Mica not primary cause of defective blocks in Donegal

Mica is not the primary cause of defective concrete blocks found in thousands of homes in Co Donegal and a number of other counties, according to research published in an international journal for the building and construction industry.

Ulster • 16 Mar 23

Donegal swimmer completes second circuit of Ireland

An 82-year-old swimmer from Árainn Mhór in Donegal has completed his second circuit of Ireland swim challenge in which he swam at over 500 piers and beaches on his journey around the coastline.

Ulster • 14 Mar 23

The conference was the first in-person meeting of the IGC since 2020

IGC finds teens struggling with basic communication

Problems faced by teenagers today are now greater than before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to secondary school guidance counsellors from across the country.

Regional • 11 Mar 23

There are over 260 providers on the Meals on Wheels network but how the funding is structured can differ for each depending on size

Spike in demand for Meals on Wheels services nationwide

Meals on Wheels say demand for services has increased by up to 30% in some parts of the country, with certain providers having to introduce a waiting list.

Ireland • 09 Mar 23

To mark International Women's Day, 33 women took seats in the council chamber in Lifford alongside four men

Donegal councillors reverse gender balance on IWD

Donegal County Council 'flipped' today and 33 women took seats in the council chamber in Lifford alongside four men - the opposite to normal council meetings when just four elected women councillors sit amidst 33 male counterparts.

Ulster • 08 Mar 23

Ten people died in the explosion in Creeslough on 7 October last year

Funding provided to further support Creeslough people

The HSE has confirmed that Donegal Mental Health Services have received funding to recruit two psychologists and three clinical nurse specialists to provide ongoing support to the people of Creeslough over the next two years.

Ulster • 03 Mar 23

The conference is organised by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Coveney addresses business conference in Letterkenny

The first of a series of "Building Better Business" events kicked off in Letterkenny this morning with Minister for Enterprise Simon Coveney telling businesspeople that they should read the Government's priorities into the fact that Donegal was the starting point.

Regional • 03 Mar 23

The Bee Park Community Centre in Manorhamilton is used by older people in the community to take part in activities such as playing cards

Leitrim day centre 'lifesaver' after lonely pandemic

Playing cards in the Bee Park Community Centre in Manorhamilton this afternoon, members of the Kilgar Day Centre Group in Co Leitrim reflected on how the Covid-19 pandemic affected them and how great it is to be out and about meeting people again.

Connacht • 01 Mar 23

Transition Year pupils Cian Foran, Tara Healy, Kenneth Coleman and Sophie Monaghan had mixed views on the reversal of proposed changes to the Leaving Certificate

Mixed views among TY students on Leaving Cert reversal

There were mixed views among Transition Year students in Tubbercurry, Co Sligo on the news that the plan for Leaving Certificate candidates to sit paper one of both the English and Irish exams at the end of fifth year has been reversed.

Education • 28 Feb 23