Donegal County Council are delighted to announce that the Lough Foyle ferry service linking Greencastle and Magilligan and the Swilly ferry service linking Buncrana and Rathmullan will operate a full service from June 1. Both ferries operate seven days a week. Further information including timetables and fares can be found at www.loughfoyleferry.com or www.swillyferry.com.
National Food Waste Recycling Week which runs from the June 5 until June 11 is the national campaign from MyWaste.ie to encourage people to recycle their food waste. This campaign will provide practical advice, with easy to follow hints and tips to encourage everyone to recycle more of their food waste. As part of this […]
Ten new young entrant jobs are being created in Northern Ireland under the Creative Industries New Entrants (CINE) programme. GemsNI have partnered with NI Screen to deliver the new programme which will lead to fully paid 12-18 month contracts in the film industry in a variety of roles. Successful applicants must first go through a […]
There have been more than 300 excess deaths due to Covid in Derry and Strabane since the pandemic began. The figures are contained in a new report published by the NI Statistics Research Agency. Across Northern Ireland, there was an estimated total of 4,075 excess deaths between March 2020 and September 2022, which was 9.0 […]
Media Students from NWRC had huge success when they travelled to South East Regional College this week for the annual Northern Ireland Colleges Media Awards. They came away with two first place awards as well as a second place and two thirds. The awards were hosted by Cool FM presenter Pete Snodden and the judges […]
Over £213,000 is being allocated to local projects by Derry City and Strabane District Council. A total of 30 projects will receive funding under the small project support scheme. They include St Mary’s Youth Club, HURT and the Men’s Action Network. Welcoming the awards, Chair of the PCSP, Alderman Darren Guy said: “These awards are […]
Four HND Film students at NWRC have been shortlisted for the hugely prestigious Royal Television Society awards. Eva Glenn and Sophie McDaid have been nominated in the Drama category for their short film Hear me Out, TJ Harvey Kelly has been nominated in the Factual Category for Negative Space and Benn Rahim-Anderson and Sophie McDaid […]
Ukranian families who have moved into the North West will now have access to children’s books in their own language, thanks to a Donegal Libraries Initiative. The new books have been catalogued in the Cyrillic alphabet making it easy to request them on the Donegal Libraries website. A spokesman said “Donegal Libraries have been very […]
Donegal Libraries are proudly celebrating World Down Syndrome Day on March 21 with a special ‘See Me’ window display in Twin Towns Library featuring Finn Valley native, Aoibhe McConnell. Aoibhe can be seen in the photos using the See & Learn and Numicon resources that are available for free throughout all Donegal libraries. The window […]
Local musicians will busk for 24 hours starting on St Patrick’s Day to raise money for the homeless charity First Housing Aid and Support Services. The 24 hour Busk for Homeless will be based at Guildhall Square and will see over 100 acts to part from 6pm on March 17. The line-up includes well known […]
