#ChangingDonegal

"It's probably the best project I’ve seen here in 20 years," says development worker John McCafferty.

Donegal Local Development Company (DLDC) moved premises one year ago. The organisation has outreach offices across the county, which it retains, but staff in Letterkenny were spread between three buildings, including a two-storey where each team operated from separate rooms.

Physio and social entrepreneur Johnny Loughrey explains how the private sector fails us, how their gym is unique, and why it should be replicated across Europe.

Donegal’s Garage Project paves the way for safer roads as 130 young people complete LEADER-funded training.

In a recent visit to Árainn Mhór, Allen Meagher was hoping to meet one particular Ukrainian family. The whole family could not make it, but Alexander, proud father of five children, told the story that astounded locals.

The Donegal Food Equality Forum believes there should be a national fund to help groups with food poverty. In collaboration with the 21 members of the Donegal Food Response Network (DFRN), they are preparing to send a delegation to Dáil Éireann to highlight the issue.

The ever-increasing cost of living saw calls for support from Donegal Food Response Network (DFRN) jump by 17% between 2022 and 2023. The network is currently supporting over 650 families across the county.

John McCafferty says that Árainn Mhór island in Co. Donegal would welcome another 100 or more people fleeing war and strife. He objects as an Irish person, proud of our history, to arson as a form of protest and does not understand why anyone would engage in such acts.