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Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) has appointed Mr Colm Richardson to the post of Training Services Manager in its Further Education and Training (FET) Service. He replaces retiring Area Training Manager Vinny McGroary, following forty-one years of service. Originally from Gaoth Dobhair, Colm completed his electrical apprenticeship in the Gaoth Dobhair Training Centre before [...]
The North West Learning City Region, an educational partnership between civic institutions and the further and higher education sector in the North West, has reached a significant milestone as it formalises its shared commitment to advancing lifelong learning in the region. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed at an event on Friday 26 June [...]
Senior government Ministers, civic leaders and key regional stakeholders gathered at Parliament Buildings, Stormont in Belfast this week for the official launch of the revised North West Strategic Growth Plan and the signing of a significant new cross-border Health Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The high-profile event, hosted in the Long Gallery at Stormont, brought together [...]
A purpose-designed special educational needs school in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, designed by McGarry Ní Éanaigh Architects, has been chosen as Ireland’s favourite building as part of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Public Choice Award 2026. The RIAI stated*: Set within a landscape of sensory gardens, trails and amenity areas, the school, [...]
Magh Éne College teacher Yvonne Higgins-Vallely, is playing a key-role in supporting the development of science education across Ireland following the publication of her new Leaving Cert Biology book, Evolution. Published by Gill Education, the textbook comes at a key time for schools as teachers and students adapt to major changes in the revised Leaving [...]
The Little Angels School in Letterkenny has been nominated for the prestigious Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) Public Choice Award 2026. It is one of forty-four nominations and the only school included in this 2026 search for Ireland’s favourite building or public space. Designed by award-winning Irish architectural practice, McGarry Ní Éanaigh [...]
Minister for Education and Youth Hildegarde Naughton, T.D., visited Mulroy College in Milford today, Friday, 22 May, where she met with students, staff, and members of the senior management team of Mulroy College to witness first-hand the urgent need for significant improvements to the school’s buildings and facilities. Ms Fiona Temple, Principal of Mulroy College, [...]
Atlantic Technological University (ATU) has officially signed articulation agreements with Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). This collaboration will allow widening access to higher education across the region. These articulation agreements provide learners in Further Education and Training (FET) with advanced entry routes from QQI Level 6 awards directly into Year 2 of selected…
Thirty Further Education and Training (FET) students in the Buncrana area received course certificates at an Awards Night on 24 March, celebrating the exceptional achievements of students who finished NFQ Level 5 courses in 2025. Certificates were presented by the Chairperson of Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB), Cllr Terry Crossan, across a range of [...]
The annual Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) Senior Debate Forum Cup has been won by Errigal College in Letterkenny. Crana College in Buncrana took the honours in the Plate competition, and St Catherine’s Vocational School in Killybegs won the Rose Bowl competition. The debating event for Donegal ETB schools took place on Wednesday, 18 [...]
