Category Archives: Schools and Youth Services

Donegal ETB Appoints New Principal to Errigal College, Letterkenny

Donegal ETB has appointed Mr Danny McFadden as the new Principal of Errigal College in Letterkenny. Mr McFadden will replace Mr Charlie Cannon who is retiring at the end of December after almost forty years with Donegal ETB, thirty-five years in Errigal College and eight years as Principal in the College. Errigal College has a […]

New Deputy Principals Appointed by Donegal ETB

Donegal ETB has appointed two new Deputy Principals to its Carrick and Donegal Town schools. Mr Gareth Doherty has been appointed Deputy Principal to Coláiste na Carraige (Carrick) for the 2020/21 school year, while Ms Caroline Mohan has been appointed Deputy Principal to the Abbey Vocational School in Donegal Town. Donegal ETB is the largest […]

Donegal ETB Appoints New Principal to Tory Island Post-Primary School

Donegal ETB has appointed Mr Patrick Queenan as the new Principal of Coláiste Phobail Cholmcille on Tory Island. This is one of two island schools that Donegal Education and Training Board manages. Donegal ETB is the largest education and training provider in the county and manages fifteen out of the county’s twenty-seven post-primary schools. An […]

Donegal ETB’s Teacher Collaboration Initiative Supports Remote Teaching During COVID-19 Containment helped by DES Digital School Excellence Fund

A number of teachers in schools across Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) have been working on an innovative teaching and learning initiative titled ‘Teacher Collaboration – Junior Cycle Curriculum Planning, Content Creation and Resource Sharing’. The initiative has developed over the past five years and a short video has been developed that illustrates the […]

Road Safety Initiative Uses Virtual Reality to Give Students Realistic Experience of Road Traffic Collisions

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 […]

Donegal ETB Launches Sixth Annual Enterprise Day for Schools and Youthreach

Seamus McDaid of Football Special fame is the guest speaker at this year’s Donegal ETB Enterprise Day for Schools and Youthreach Centres. Now in its sixth year, this annual event for post-primary school students and Youthreach learners from across the county, takes place on Wednesday 16 October in Letterkenny Institute of Technology. The aim of […]

Donegal ETB Makes Six Senior Appointments to its Principals and Deputies

Donegal ETB has made six senior appointments to its team of Principals and Deputy Principals in four of its post-primary schools across the county for the next academic year. Donegal ETB is the largest education and training provider in the county and manages fifteen out of the county’s twenty-seven post-primary schools. In Carrick two appointments […]

Coláiste na Carraige Principal Retires

Today we acknowledged the retirement of Coláiste na Carraige Principal Pádraig Ó Léime as he attended his last Principals meeting. Pádraig joined Coláiste na Carraige thirty-three years ago in 1986 as a science and physics teacher and spent the last ten years as Principal in the school. Pádraig is pictured with Donegal ETB Chief Executive […]

Coláiste na Carraige Deputy Principal Retirement

The retirement of Coláiste na Carraige Deputy Principal Mary Doherty was marked by her colleagues today as she attended her last Deputy Principals meeting. Mary joined Coláiste na Carraige thirty-five years ago in 1984 as a home economics teacher and spent the last ten years as Deputy Principal in the school. Her retirement was marked with […]

Erasmus+ Visitors from Across Europe Visit Gairmscoil Chú Uladh

Chaith ghrúpa scoláirí agus múinteoirí ó Tenerife, Málta, an Ghearmáin agus an tSualainn seachtain le scoláirí agus múinteoirí Ghairmscoil Chú Uladh mar pháirt den chlár Erasmus+ . Tháinig an tAire Oideachais agus Scileanna, Joe Mc Hugh TD isteach ar cuairt ar an Luan. Bhí a lán imeachtaí ar siúl do na cuairteoirí agus thug siad […]