The Johnny Doherty Festival The Johnny Doherty Festival takes place this weekend 27th to 29th September. Friday night is opening night with the Opening Concert in the Beehive at 8pm with Dermot Byrne, Yvonne Casey, Steve Cooney and special guests. There will be Sets and Ceilis in the Heritage Centre at 9.30pm. On Saturday there will be a […]
The Johnny Doherty Festival The Johnny Doherty Festival takes place on the weekend of 27th to 29th September. Friday night is opening night with the Opening Concert in the Beehive at 8pm with Dermot Byrne, Yvonne Casey, Steve Cooney and special guests. There will be Sets and Ceilis in the Heritage Centre at 9.30pm. On Saturday there will […]
20 years Gift of Life Celebration Dance Teresa Keeney from Crumlin is having a 20 Years Celebration Fundraising Dance on the 11th of October in the Nesbitt Arms Hotel with music by Hard 2 Beat and local singers. The fundraiser is for the Donegal Branch of the Irish Kidney Association, the Charlie Bennett Memorial […]
Donegal Appalachian Trail Walk This Saturday Saturday August 31st From Bunglass via Slieve League to Malin Beg. 12k moderate to difficult walk. Beautiful scenery and fantastic views of some of the highest sea cliffs in Europe and spectacular coastlines. Registration and bus pickup at the Heritage Centre, Ardara on Saturday August 31st at 9.00am. Duration […]
Ardara Cleanup Day Saturday 20th April There will be a Parish Cleanup from today Tuesday 16th to Saturday 20th April in Ardara with the Big Cleanup Day on Saturday. Please come out and collect litter in your area. If everyone did a mile around their area, it would be great. Gloves and bags will be available from […]
Huge Crowds at Pat Shovelin All Star Weekend The two day event in Ardara last weekend was a massive occasion with huge crowds turning out on both days; on Saturday for the game and on Sunday for the Tractor Run. We want to thank everyone who helped in any way to make this a massive […]
New Distillery The proposers of the Distillery at the Show Field will hold an information evening in the Nesbitt Arms Hotel on Tuesday 2nd April between 5.00pm and 9.00pm. The Plans for the development will be on display and members of the distillery team will be on hand to advise the public. Everyone is welcome. […]
Dolmen Centre, Tuesday, April 9th @ 8pm The Narin Portnoo Rosbeg Community Co-Operative Society Ltd (Dolmen Centre) have produced a Business Plan for an Adventure Guiding Business in the GAP area. The Co-Operative would like to share this with suitably interested individuals with a view to establishing a business in the area. There will be […]
Ardara Walking Festival The Ardara Walking Festival, featuring a variety of guided hill walks, takes place St. Patrick’s Weekend Friday 15th March – Monday 18th March 2019. There are excellent walks on offer and there’s great interest in this year’s walking routes. Walks take place Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th March, and this year’s highlights include the […]
Narin Portnoo Rosbeg CE Project have a vacancy for Youth Worker, attached to Downstrands Family Resource Centre, in the Dolmen Centre. Community Employment criteria apply and CE participant can avail of training to up-skill while on the Project. To apply for the above, please email dolmencentre@eircom.net or telephone 074-9545010 during office hours.
The Beehive Bar The Special Consensus will be in the Beehive Bar on Thursday 24th January at 8.30pm. They are a widely acclaimed band, having recently won an award at the International Bluegrass Music Awards 2018. They won Album of the Year as well as Instrumental Recording Performance of the year. A four-person acoustic bluegrass […]
Social Centre/Day Centre for Older People At the Dolmen Centre, Kilclooney, Portnoo, Co. Donegal Rosbeg and Downstrands Care of the Aged Committee invite applications for the post of Cook at the above centre. This post is for 6 hours per day, 2 days per week, Wednesday and Thursday. CVs stating work experience and any relevant […]
Ardara Adventures A small group have been working on a project which aims to provide Guided Activities in the Glenties, Ardara and Portnoo areas. It’s working title is ‘Ardara Adventures’, and much work has been done on assessing costs for both equipment and training. They are seeking funding from DLDC (Donegal Local Development Company), and […]
Irish Times article laments the close of our local golf club On foot of the call to Club Members to an Extraordinary General Meeting, to save the now closed links course at Narin, one Irish Times contributor makes an impassioned plea. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/golf/from-the-first-time-i-set-eyes-on-narin-and-portnoo-i-was-smitten-1.3391879
Good Luck Eileen: The Oral Health Awards aims to recognise excellence and endeavour in oral care in Ireland and the UK, and Eileen is nominated for the Best Children’s Care and Best Community Initiative awards. She is the founder of Smiley Eileey’s Oral Health Promotions, and she visits preschools and national schools across Donegal to […]
Ardara Tourist Office A position has arisen at the Ardara Tourist Office for a suitable person to assist with tourist information. If you are interested and you qualify under the social employment directive, and you are over 21 years of age, then this is a great opportunity to get back to, or into work. For […]
Asst. Staff Officer The HSE are looking to recruit Assistant Staff Officers (Grade IV’s) in the coming months. If you are interested (or know of anyone who may be), you can bring the attached links to their attention. The application consists of an Online application form and a Candidate Information Pack. Good luck! https://survey.clicktools.com/app/survey/response.jsp http://hbsrecruitmentservices.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/NRS05303-Assistant-Staff-Officer-Grade-IV-Candidate-Information-Pack.pdf […]
