Gaeilge
Donegal ETB is one of ten teams, including two from County Donegal, taking part in a new television series on TG4 called ‘Creative Company’. This arts-based entertainment show runs for six weeks from Thursday 9 January and it embarks on a mission to find Ireland’s most creative workplace. Involving ten companies and organisations from across […]
Author Archives: Donegal ETB
Achievements, Sports
Donegal ETB Students & Staff Receive Nominations for 2019 Donegal Sports Star Awards
06
Jan
Jan
Numerous current and former Donegal ETB students and staff have received nominations for the 2019 Donegal Sports Star Awards. These include: – Athletics: Brendan Boyce, Finn Valley A.C. (former Mulroy College student) – Basketball: Shannon Ní Chuinneagáin, Letterkenny Blaze (Coláiste Ailigh) and Shauna Higgins, Letterkenny Blaze (Coláiste Ailigh) – Camogie: Caoimhe Ní Dhochartaigh (former Coláiste Ailigh […]
19
Dec
Dec
Christmas is almost upon us once again and I would like to extend heartfelt gratitude to the staff and students across our Schools, Colleges and Centres throughout the county who have contributed so much to the wonderful work of Donegal ETB during 2019. 2019 has been a busy and successful year full of exciting changes. […]
Moville Community College
Moville Community College Students Promote Global Goal 12 – Responsible Consumption & Production
12
Dec
Dec
Moville Community College students have been extremely active in promoting responsible consumption and production in the school in the run-up to Christmas. Fairtrade tea and hot chocolate were served in the breakfast club to remind students of the importance of thinking about where their food comes from and how employees are treated. LCA students were […]
Deele College
Deele College Students Celebrate Peace Pledge Tree with Royal & Prior Comprehensive Friends
11
Dec
Dec
Students from Deele College and the Royal and Prior Comprehensive School, both in Raphoe, came together to celebrate the Amazing the Space Pathway to Peace youth-led peace initiative between four hundred schools from across Northern Ireland and the border counties. The event took place in the Foyle Arena Complex in Derry. Students also came to […]
Community Education, Further Education & Training
Donegal Community Education Providers Hear from Leading Climate Scientist Professor Emeritus John Sweeney
05
Dec
Dec
Over one hundred participants attended the annual Community Education Seminar of Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service in Letterkenny today. This annual seminar offers those who are involved in the provision of Community Education, particularly those who use grant funding administered by Donegal ETB’s Community Education Support Programme, the opportunity to come together […]
Achievements, Further Education & Training
300 Students Receive Further Education & Training (FET) Awards in Letterkenny
29
Nov
Nov
Three hundred Further Education and Training (FET) students, along with family, friends and staff, gathered in the Radisson Hotel, Letterkenny on Thursday last to receive a wide range of awards from Donegal ETB’s FET Service. Students achieved certification in a range of full-time and a part-time courses over the last year, completed in Donegal ETB’s […]
Achievements, Further Education & Training
175 South Donegal Students Receive Further Education & Training (FET) Awards in Donegal Town
27
Nov
Nov
Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training (FET) Service presented a wide range of awards to 175 students from across South Donegal at a presentation evening on Tuesday last. Director of FET with Donegal ETB, Cróna Gallagher, welcomed hundreds of students, guests and staff to the event in the Millpark Hotel in Donegal Town and congratulated […]
Peace IV, Restorative Practices
Restorative Practices Video Launched by Foróige through Donegal ETB’s Peace IV funded Project
22
Nov
Nov
Foróige launched a new video tonight aimed at explaining the concept of restorative practices to young people and adults. The project was completed as part of Donegal ETB’s Restorative Practices Project which successfully secured €200,000 of EU PEACE IV funding in 2018. It is supported by the European Union’s Peace IV Programme, managed for the […]
Further Education & Training, Schools and Youth Services
Road Safety Initiative Uses Virtual Reality to Give Students Realistic Experience of Road Traffic Collisions
14
Nov
Nov
A safety initiative to hammer home the message of the dangers on our roads, providing students with realistic experiences of a serious road traffic collision is now available to be delivered to Secondary schools, Youthreach Centres and clubs in Donegal. Your Life – Your Choice, promoted by Donegal County Council and the Donegal Road Safety […]