Author Archives: Donegal ETB

2023 Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Seminar for Further Education and Training (FET) Staff Concludes

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The 2023 Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) seminar for Further Education and Training (FET) staff has successfully concluded on 31 May. Taking place over three days, from Monday 29 – Wednesday 31 May, it saw 120 FET staff attend three events, one of which was held in person and the other two were held online to […]

Fire Incident at Magh Éne College, Bundoran

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In the early hours of Wednesday morning 24th May 2023, a fire broke out at Magh Éne College, Bundoran. This is a post-primary school under the management of Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). Upon notification of the fire, emergency services were immediately dispatched to the scene, and firefighters worked to contain and extinguish the […]

Minister for Education Norma Foley T.D. Visits Mulroy College

The students, staff, Board of Management and parents of Mulroy College had the great honour of welcoming the Minister of Education, Norma Foley on March 31st. Minister Foley was welcomed by Principal Ms Fiona Temple who led her into the school where she met with the rest of the Senior Management Team and the Senior […]

Retired Staff Association Host Inaugural General Meeting

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Following the successful launch of Donegal ETB’s Retired Staff Association (RSA) on 30 November 2022 in Ballybofey, over sixty retired staff met in Donegal Town on 3 March for its inaugural General Meeting. This was preceded by a talk from Helen Kelly on Mindfulness and Wellbeing in Retirement. During the inaugural General Meeting, a constitution […]

Errigal College success at Enterprise Finals

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Errigal College had reason to celebrate on Wednesday 8 March 2023 as three of their Transition Year mini companies were successful at the Donegal Local Enterprise Office Student Enterprise County Finals in the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny. The event was attended by a large number of mini companies from all over county Donegal, with each […]

Donegal ETB Wins Inaugural ETBI Excellence Award for Further Education and Training

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Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training Centre in Milford won the Excellence in Further Education and Training Award for its Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) initiative, at the recent inaugural ETBI Excellence Awards. The ceremony was held on Thursday 2 March by Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI) as part of its celebrations to mark […]

Tommie Gorman Addresses Community Education Seminar

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Former RTÉ Northern Editor Tommie Gorman was the keynote speaker at Donegal ETB’s recent annual Community Education Seminar hosted by its Further Education and Training (FET) Service. The event made a welcome in-person return after taking place online over the last three years and was attended by over 100 community education providers and students from […]

Donegal Sports Stars Pledge to ‘Squeeze in a Read’ on 25 February

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A host of Donegal sports stars have pledged to ‘squeeze in a read’ on Saturday 25 February and want to encourage the public to do the same. The stars have made their pledges in a video put together by the Further Education and Training (FET) Service of Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) and Donegal […]

President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins Visits Mulroy College

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The students, staff, Board of Management and parents of Mulroy College had the great honour of welcoming President Michael D. Higgins on Friday 10 February. President Higgins was welcomed by Principal Ms Fiona Temple who led him into the school where he met with the rest of the Senior Management Team, Mr Sean Mc Fadden […]

New Appointments Made by Donegal ETB to Support Ukrainian Students

Donegal ETB has appointed Ms Rosaleen Harkin as the Donegal Regional Education and Language Team (REALT) Coordinator and Mr Lochlainn McCool as English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Schools Support Officer. The REALT team, with Ms Liz Potter as administrator, supports the county coordinating group which oversees this work and is hosted by Donegal […]