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Funding announced for two vital services in Donegal

Funding for the Special Needs Parents Network and St Brigid’s Community Centre has been announced. The funding has been received through the Parent Peer Support Fund and each successful project will receive up to a total of €2,000, which will ...

07 Mar 2024 at 17:48

Local News

Film that explores bikers in rural Ireland to get Buncrana screening

A film that explores motor bikers in Irish rural communities and bereavements endured on the road is to get a special public screening in Buncrana. Freebirds is the result of a year-long collaborative project between twelve Freebird’s MCC ...

17 Aug 2023 at 18:38

Pictures & Videos

In pictures: Grandparents' day and St Brigid's cross-making at St Oran's NS, Cockhill

St Oran's National School in Cockhill hosted a grandparents' day tea and St Brigid's cross-making event for the wider school community Please click on the arrows to go through the gallery .

04 Feb 2025 at 15:41

National News

Events held across Ireland to celebrate women on St Brigid’s Day

A light show is among the events taking place on Wednesday to celebrate women as part of St Brigid’s Day. A number of events celebrating prominent women in Irish history, art, nature and the start of spring are being held across Ireland ...

31 Jan 2023 at 19:03

Arts & Entertainment

Derry Girls star to explore truth behind St Brigid in new documentary

One of the stars of hit show Derry Girls has been announced as the presenter of a new RTÉ documentary ahead of St Brigid's Day. Fifteen hundred years after Brigid’s death, Siobhán McSweeney - who played beloved character Sister Michael ...

19 Jan 2023 at 10:20

National News

Protesters call for State to act to protect women ‘in spirit of Brigid’

A crowd gathered at the gates to the Irish parliament on Wednesday to call for action to be taken to protect women against violence and oppression. The rally was held to coincide with St Brigid’s Day, with speakers asking that women ...

01 Feb 2023 at 17:35

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Remembering Malin Head’s Sr Teresa: Brigid McGilloway

Sr Teresa in the 1970s Brigid McGilloway was born in January 1929 to David and Celia McGilloway, Lougherbraghy, Malin Head. She was the fourth of nine children, and her father was a small farmer on marginal land near the Ben Gorms ...

06 Mar 2022 at 19:00

National News

Motorist caught driving almost DOUBLE motorway speed limit during Bank Holiday weekend

A driver travelling at almost 230km/h on an Irish motorway is one among thousands of people caught speeding during the St Brigid's Day Bank Holiday weekend. The extraordinary speed was detected on the M1 in Balgatheran, Drogheda, ...

09 Feb 2024 at 12:41

National News

Buildings across Ireland light up to mark St Brigid's Day 2022

Landmarks across the country are set to light up to mark St Brigid’s Day 2022. The event, organised by the group Herstory, is a celebration of women who have contributed to Irish society and culture. From next year, St Brigid’s ...

01 Feb 2022 at 11:23

National News

Gardaí targeting 'killer behaviours' in extensive St Brigid's Bank Holiday weekend operation

Gardaí have issued an urgent appeal ahead of the St Brigid's Bank Holiday weekend as they launch an extensive road safety operation across the country, confirming the most dangerous hours to be on the road and appealing to ...

30 Jan 2025 at 13:56

National News

Gardaí pinpoint most likely day and time to be involved in a crash this Bank Holiday weekend

Garda data has pinpointed the most likely day and times to be involved in a car crash this Saint Brigid's Bank Holiday weekend as they launched an extensive nationwide road safety campaign. According to gardaí, data ...

30 Jan 2025 at 21:44

National News

Widow remembers 'very fair-minded' GAA official killed during Troubles as inquest opens

A man killed by loyalists 26 years ago has been described as a “fair-minded person who treated everybody the same”. The widow of Sean Brown, 61, a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) official who was abducted and ...

30 Mar 2023 at 17:06

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