Awareness campaign would help prevent school Covid spread
The Donegal born General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation says a large-scale public awareness campaign would help prevent the spread of Covid-19 in schools: The HSE’s testing and tracing system is under pressure after 28 thousand children presented for PCR tests in the past seven days. Tthe INTO…
Donegal cycling club raising funds for charity
Members of the Finn Wheelers Cycling Club’s Turtle Group are cycling 370km over the month of May for Ronald McDonald House The charity provides accommodation for families whose children are receiving treatment at Crumlin Children’s Hospital. John Boyle of Finn Wheelers Cycling Club says they choose 370km as that’s the…
Teachers & Students should be prioritised for Covid vaccine
A leading north west teacher’s union official says school staff and students should be prioritised once a Covid-19 vaccine is available. Two vaccines have proven to be 95 per cent effective in trials so far. Ireland is set to get over 2 million doses of the Pfizer…
Small rural schools need supports if student numbers drop
Small rural schools need to be protected if student numbers decline, according to the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation. The number of children attending primary school is set to drop by 20 per cent over the next 15 years according to projections by the Department of Education. This is because women…
Fine Gael select Donegal Municipal District candidate for upcoming council elections
Fine Gael has selected it’s Donegal Municipal District candidate to run in the upcoming county council elections. The convention took place in the Abbey Hotel in Donegal Town last Friday where John Boyle was selected to run in next May’s election. Fine Gael currently hold one seat out of six…
Donegal man elected as general secretary of INTO
A Donegal man has been elected as the new general secretary of the INTO. John Boyle from Mullaghduff was one of three candidates nominated by INTO branches to contest the election which took place between November 26th and December 17th 2018. It is anticipated that Mr Boyle will take up…