JUNIOR Minister Pat the Cope Gallagher has formally announced the new name for Stranorlar Vocational School.
Minister Gallagher was at Friday's prize giving day to officially declare Finn Valley College as the new name for the school.
He told the students that VEC is currently preparing the final tender documents to have a state of the art school built at Drumboe Lower in Stranorlar.
The school will have eleven general classrooms; ten practical classrooms; eight staff offices; a library; a suite for special education; a guidance and counselling suite, a canteen and of course a sports hall, fitness arena and playing fields."
Special service of remembrance
A special service of remembrance for the families and friends of those bereaved by suicide will be held in St Mary's Church Stranorlar.
The service, which is for people of all faiths, will take place at 8.15pm on Friday April 20. Members of the clergy representing all local churches will be in attendance.
Refreshments will be served afterwards in the Parish Centre at the rear of the church and everyone is welcome to come along to the service.
Blaney appoints Larkin as director of election
Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal North East, Niall Blaney, has announced that Councillor Dessie Larkin is to be his Director of Elections for the up coming General Election campaign.
Cllr Dessie Larkin is a Donegal County Councillor and a Letterkenny town councilor. He was a member of Independent Fianna Fáil before the party rejoined Fianna Fáil last summer.
Deputy Blaney said that he is more than happy to have Cllr Larkin on board for the impending campaign;
"Cllr Larkin is a hard-working and popular councillor who has worked tirelessly at town council level for the people of Letterkenny and at a county level for the people of Donegal."
"He is in touch with the issues at the heart of the Donegal North East constituency and I know that together, we will endeavour to do what we can to secure a seat in Dáil Eireannn for the Letterkenny/ Millford area."
"This election campaign is about taking the next steps forward, and I want to continue to serve Donegal through the regeneration of the North West and further improved cross border cooperation," said Deputy Blaney.
