Donegal Live 2012

Donegal Live 2012

Donegal Live 2012 will be held this year in Donegal Town, Co Donegal.

A spectacular three day event in May will feature live open air concerts in The Diamond and a major exhibition area highlighting the best that Donegal has to offer in the the categories below.

Exhibitors – Download the application form here…

Donegal Town Community Chamber in association with Fáilte Ireland, Donegal Tourism and the Donegal Association are proud to have been selected to host this Major Tourism promotional event, which took place in Dublin’s Temple Bar, The Iveagh Gardens and Glasgow over the last two years and which highlighted all that County Donegal has to offer tourists from both home and abroad.

Donegal Town will be transformed into a Tourism exhibition centre, with Live Music Concerts from National and International Bands on the Diamond area. Our tented village on the Pier will house exhibitors showcasing all that the county has to offer the discerning visitor. Looking Forward to seeing you there.

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Donegal Live 2012

Donegal Live 2012

Donegal Events

Getting Donegal Business Online

Getting Donegal Business Online

The Getting Business Online team will be coming to the Radisson Hotel in Letterkenny on Friday the 9th of March to help Donegal businesses get set up online. Best of all, it’s free! The event is open to any business who currently does not have a website/domain name.

Where: The Radisson Blu, Letterkenny, Co.Donegal.
Date: Friday, 9th of March.
Time: 9am-1pm drop-in for business advice (no appointment necessary).

11am-11.30am presentation from Google, the County and City Enterprise Board, and local business owners.
1pm-7pm: Please register your 1-1 slot with a Google volunteer below.

What’s on offer at the event?

Free .ie, .com, .eu or .biz domain (*Please note that for a .ie domain you will need either a VAT no, CRO no or RBN no)
Training on how to build your website
1-1 demo of how the tool works including how to add pages, content, videos, images, galleries, e-commerce & much much more..
1-1 advice on the many free tools & resources that are available to help you build and grow your business online
Registration:

Please email gettingdonegalonline@google.com to reserve your 1-1 slot and a member of the team will be in touch.

Getting Donegal Business Online

Getting Donegal Business Online

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Good Morning Donegal

Good Morning Donegal

Every day, the Good Morning Service calls over 370 people in Donegal to say ‘Good Morning’ and make sure they are safe and well…

In this film we speak to speak with the people who make the calls and the people who receive them, all of whose lives have changed thanks to the Good Morning Service.

Good Morning Donegal
The service starts their day with a Good Morning phonecall on an agreed time and day to make sure they are well and to answer any queries or provide any information they might need. The call is mostly just a friendly chat about everyday things including what’s happening in the area. It goes without saying that calls are strictly private and confidential. If you do not answer your phone at the given time we will make contact with your first chosen contact to make you are safe and well.

Film by We are Still
 
 
 

Digital Marketing Workshop Wed March 7th

Two of Ireland’s leading digital marketing experts, Krishna De and Gareth Dunlop, will headline a free workshop on online strategy for small businesses on Wednesday, March 7, at An Grianan Hotel, Burt.

The workshop, Digital Marketing De-Mystified: A step by step guide to attracting more customers to your small business, is being organised by Donegal County Enterprise Board as part of Enterprising Donegal Business Week 2012.

The workshop is free but you must register in advance. Please contact Celine Carroll, Donegal County Enterprise Board on 074 9160735 or email ccarroll@donegalenterprise.ie to register for the event.

A few photos from the Event

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Location

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Earagail Arts Festival 2012

Earagail Arts Festival 2012

7th-22nd July 2012

Two weeks of music, theatre, visual arts, film, literature, circus and carnival at Ireland’s only countywide arts festival. The Earagail Arts Festival would like to invite you to come and experience a wealth of unforgettable events in the spectacular surroundings of County Donegal on the North West seaboard of Ireland. Celebrating the 24th annual programme the next Earagail Arts Festival will feature a fantastic array of premieres, new work, and unique collaborations by a host of local, national and international artists.

From movie screenings in forests and castles to innovative theatre, street arts and circus in gardens, parks and state of the art venues, our unique programme reaches out across County Donegal, so wherever you’re staying you’ll be able to enjoy a feast of entertainment located in the heart of one of Ireland’s most outstanding areas of natural beauty.

Website: www.eaf.ie

Paddle School Donegal

Paddle School Donegal

Our new Stand Up Paddle School will be Opening this Easter in Rathmullan, Co. Donegal. Come along and try the fastest growing board sport in the world. It really is fun and does the whole body work out.
Keep tuned for more info!

For more details contact Ian at Adventure One

Paddle Boarding

Golf in Donegal

golf in Donegal

golf in Donegal

Golf in Donegal

Portsalon Golf Club
In a remote and beautiful setting, Portsalon is a true hidden treasure. A marvellous links on the Fanad peninsula, Portsalon provides a bracing opening 3 holes before continuing through traditional linksland with a variety of fine holes. A major redesign project, undertaken by the renowned architect Pat Ruddy, has been completed (2003) and will propel Portsalon into the premier league of Irish links courses.

 

Rosapenna Golf Club
Originally laid out by Old Tom Morris and later improved by James Braid and Harry Vardon, Rosapenna is a charming links. The first ten holes play along Sheephaven Bay between the beach and a range of tall sand dunes. The last eight play inland and uphill in meadow where the high grounds present distracting and delightful views. The 2003 addition of the Sandy Hills course provides another 36-hole facility in Ireland’s North West.

 

Click here to view all golf courses in Donegal

Rathmullan House Hotel

Adult Learners Festival in Donegal

Adult Learners Festival in Donegal

contact Rose Duffy at the Donegal Adult Learner Guidance Service 074 9178088

The annual AONTAS Adult Learners’ Festival event is scheduled for next week from 20th – 24th February. To celebrate this event Adult Education Community Providers and Co.Donegal VEC’s Adult Education Service have a number of events scheduled to take place throughout the county aimed at providing information to adult learners, showcasing the value of adult learning and celebrating the achievements of adult learners who have come through the process.

“An estimated 15,000 adults are involved annually in formal and community based adult and further education programmes in the county and more than 1,200 attended the recent Adult Learner Fair in Letterkenny – all this points to an increase in demand for adult education services in Donegal”.- says Cróna Gallagher, Adult Education Officer with Donegal VEC.

Please take the opportunity to view the Adult Learners’ Festival Timetable for Donegal and to listen to the selection below of some real life testimonials of achievement from around the county, from people who have availed of the Adult Education Services to date.

For further information please contact the relevant centres from the timetable. For ongoing information on VEC Adult Education Programmes, contact Rose Duffy at the Donegal Adult Learner Guidance Service (074 9178088).
We look forward to your attendance throughout the week of events!!

Donegal Event Guide

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