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The Department of Education and Skills and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) have commenced a review of Senior Cycle education and Donegal ETB’s Buncrana school, Crana College, is one of 41 schools nationally and the only one in Co Donegal, selected to take part in the review. Teachers, students and parents will […]
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Bhí ócáid buíochais agus ceiliúradh i nGairmscoil Chú Uladh ar an 24ú Bealtaine in onóir an Phríomhoide, Fiona Ní Chnáimhsí mar go bhfuil sí ag éirí as a post ag deireadh na scoilbhliana seo. Bhí ceol, damhsa agus bronnadh eagraithe le slán a fhágáil aici agus le buíochas a ghlacadh leí as an tríocha a […]
Coláiste Ailigh Letterkenny’s annual 5k takes place on Wednesday 09 May. Registration begins at 5.30pm and the race/walk starts at 7.30pm. Entry fees are €8 for adults/ and €5 for students. All welcome – staff and students are looking forward to seeing you there!
Looking for a safe and fun 5k to participate in Letterkenny? Look no further than Errigal College’s upcoming 5k which takes place entirely in the grounds of St Conal’s and the Town Park, offering participants a run that is perfect for families and competitive runners alike. This year’s run takes place on Tuesday 24 April […]
Huge congratulations to Coláiste na Carraige’s Build a Bank Team who came second in the AIB Build a Bank national final in Dublin yesterday. The AIB Build a Bank Challenge sees a team of six students selected to set up and manage a bank in their school with the full support of a dedicated AIB Student Officer. The […]
Fifth class primary school students in the Finn Valley area are taking part in the annual enterprise programme organised and run by Donegal ETB’s Finn Valley College. Over the past four years this exciting programme has taken on some twists and this year is no different as the students are getting a chance to experience a […]
Staff from four Donegal ETB schools, who are participating in the Junior Cycle Coding in Action initiative, recently attended an intensive training workshop in the Intel Ireland Campus in Leixlip, Co. Kildare on 27 January. The Junior Cycle Coding in Action initiative is a collaboration between Intel Ireland, Lero (the Irish Software Research Centre) and […]
Donegal ETB would like to congratulate its students on their entries and success at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. Thirteen out of the nineteen Donegal entries came from four Donegal ETB schools – Coláiste Ailigh, Letterkenny (5); Coláiste Chineál Eoghain, Buncrana (1); Deele College, Raphoe (1) and Magh Ene College, Bundoran (6) in a […]
The curtain has come down on another hugely successful Finn Valley College Christmas Variety Concert. This year’s theme was ‘Christmas at the Grand Ole Opry’ and was enjoyed by three packed houses in Ballybofey’s Balor Theatre, the third of which, on Saturday afternoon, was put on in aid of the ‘Future for Michael’ fund to […]
Donegal ETB’s Youth Work Committee, at its meeting on 15 December, discussed the Local Youth Club Equipment Grant Scheme 2017 that provided funding of €430,000 to 100 Youth Clubs and Groups throughout Co Donegal. Members heard that Youth Clubs and Groups could purchase storage, IT, electrical, sporting, art and drama equipment etc, enhancing the experience […]