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Teamsters President Sean M. O'Brien welcomed by Donegal County Council

Cathaoirleach Cllr Niamh Kennedy welcomed Teamsters President Sean M. O’Brien home to Donegal during a special reception held on Tuesday, March 11th 2025, at Donegal County Council's Chamber in Lifford. The event brought together elected members, ...

Empowering Young Entrepreneurs: NFTE Donegal’s Role in Shaping the Future

Donegal is fostering the next generation of business leaders through the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Donegal, an initiative run by Foróige Donegal. The programme equips young people across the county with the skills, confidence, a...

Donegal County Council Welcomes Teamster President

Donegal County Council will officially welcome Sean M. O'Brien, President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, to the Council Chamber in Lifford on 11th March. During his visit, Mr. O'Brien will be received by Cathaoirleach of Donegal Co...

Onóir's Global Impact: Celebrating Donegal Roots and Irish Folk Revival

Donegal.ie recently sat down with Thomas McHugh and Diarmaid McGee from the rising folk group Onóir to discuss their deep connection with the Donegal Diaspora and their mission to bring a fresh perspective to Irish music. With an innovative approa...

Top National Award for Spraoi agus Spórt

Carndonagh-based social enterprise, Spraoi agus Spórt, have emerged as Best Business in the Community at the All-Ireland Community & Council Awards 2025. Chief executive, Helen Nolan, says it’s a huge honour to be recognised for the contribution t...

Donegal County Council wins major local authority LAMA Award's

Donegal County Council has won the prestigious Council of the Year Award at this year's LAMA (Local Authority Members Association’s) All-Ireland Community and Council Awards. The Council also won two category awards including “Best Communications ...

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Minister Burke, Minister Donohoe and Minister Chambers welcome latest figures showing further employment growth in fourth quarter of 2024

Labour Force Survey (LFS) results published yesterday by the Central Statistics Office show continued growth in Ireland’s labour market, with 71,400 jobs created in the year to Q4 2024. Employment now stands at 2.78 million, an increase of appr...

Donegal County Council welcomes the launch of 2025 Fáilte Ireland’s Festival and Events Funding Programme

Donegal County Council is delighted to announce the launch of the 2025 Fáilte Ireland’s Festival and Events Funding Programme, designed to support festivals and participative events that contribute to the county’s vibrant tourism offering and enri...

Launch of Donegal's Local Enterprise Week 2025

Small businesses and budding entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to sample over 20 events aimed at helping them to start or grow their business as part of this year’s Local Enterprise Week in Donegal. The initiative of the Local Enterprise Off...