Useful Resources

 

 

Citizens Information

This site provides information on public services and entitlements in Ireland. It is provided by the Citizens Information Board.
www.citizensinformation.ie

M.A.B's

The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) is the only free, confidential, independent and non-judgmental service for people in debt, or in danger of getting into debt, in Ireland. www.mabs.ie

Department of Social Protection

The mission of the department is to promote a caring society through ensuring access to income support and other services, enabling active participation, promoting social inclusion and supporting families. www.welfare.ie

Letterkenny Town Council

This site is a wealth of information on Letterkenny town with everything from "Things to Do" to "Planning inquires". http://www.letterkenny.ie

Donegal County Council

The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban planning and development, amenity and culture, and environment. www.donegalcoco.ie

Donegal ETB

County Donegal VEC provides a broad range of Educational Services including post primary schools and colleges, further and adult education and third level education. It actively pursues the further development of educational services in the County, for example through the provision of new schools and of Education Centres, the active pursuit of new initiatives and the retention and re-development of any redundant buildings. www.donegalvec.ie

Letterkenny Institute of Technology

The institute offers courses in business, law, computing, engineering, nursing, veterinary nursing, design and science. The courses are offered at levels 6 through 10 on the NQAI framework. Courses are offered in a semesterised and modularised method. Specialist courses that may be found in LYIT include the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Fire Safety Technology [3] which is the only one of its kind in Ireland, other specialist degrees also include Bachelor of Science (Hons) In Analytical and Forensic Science. www.lyit.ie

HSE

The HSE provides all of Ireland's public health services, in hospitals and communities across the country. www.hse.ie

Living Links Donegal

Provides practical help, information and support to persons bereaved by suicide. www.livinglinks.ie

GROW

GROW's mission is to nurture mental health, personal growth, prevention and full recovery from all kinds of mental illness. www.grow.ie

Mental Health Ireland

Mental Health Ireland aims to help those who are mentally ill and to promote positive attitudes to mental health. www.mentalhealthireland.ie

Spunout

SpunOut.ie is a not-for-profit website created by young people for young people. Their service promotes general wellbeing and healthy living in order to prevent and positively intervene in harmful behaviour where it occurs amongst young people. Their goal is to enable young people to live happy, healthy lives where they can avail of opportunities and build a bright future for themselves. They aim to give young people easy access to relevant, reliable, and non-judgemental advice in order to assist them in making informed decisions. www.spunout.ie

Donegal County Childcare Committee

Donegal County Childcare Committee Ltd was established in 2000 as one of the 33 County/City Childcare Committees set up throughout the Country. DCCC has a countywide remit to provide a coordinated and strategic approach to the development of high quality childcare in County Donegal. www.donegalchildcare.com

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs focuses on harmonising policy issues that affect children in areas such as early childhood care and education, youth justice, child welfare and protection, children and young people's participation, research on children and young people, youth work and cross-cutting initiatives for children. www.dcya.gov.ie

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

The mission of the Department of Justice and Equality is to maintain and enhance community security and equality through the development of a range of policies and high quality services. www.justice.ie

Department of Health and Children

Mission: To improve the health and well-being of people in Ireland in a manner that promotes better health for everyone, fair access, responsive and appropriate care delivery, and high performance. www.dohc.ie

Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) is Ireland's oldest and most well-known children's charity. The ISPCC has a long, proud history of service delivery and advocacy on behalf of children. www.ispcc.ie

Donegal Mykidstime

Mykidstime.ie gives parents local information on kids activities, camps, classes, events and services. www.mykidstime.ie

Early Childhood Ireland

arly Childhood Ireland supports and represents the people who play a role in the development, delivery and oversight of early childhood care and education in Ireland, and prioritises the interests of children. www.earlychildhoodireland.ie

Family Friendly Work Policies 

www.familyfriendly.ie

Free craft ideas for children

1000's of free craft projects, needlework patterns and illustrated lessons are available here. Lots of kids and holiday crafts too. www.craftown.com

Free downloadable crafts for children

www.allcrafts.net

GPC4Kids

Learn about travelling near, far, and around the world with travel tips and resources, activities, and fun facts. www.gpc4kids.com

Help My Kid Learn

This website is packed full of ideas to help your child learn every day! www.helpmykidlearn.ie

Internet Safety

Internet safety leaflet "Barnardos Family Guide to the Internet" which is sponsored by Eircom. This leaflet is available to download free from the internet. www.barnardos.ie

Kidsown

Raising the status of children's creative skills as writers and artists. www.kidsown.ie

Kidsite

This is a great website for children as it has been screened by Kidsite staff. It includes links to Clifford the big red dog, Snoopy, Winnie the Pooh and the National Geographic colouring book site which is excellent for any projects on counties etc.  www.kidsites.com

Billy bear

Billy bear's playground offers print and play activities and on line number and word games. Downloadable pictures for colouring. www.billybear4kids.com

Parents Information

www.parentlink.ie

One Family (the National Association of Single Parent Families)

One Family is Ireland's national organisation for one-parent families. The work with all types and all members of one-parent families, respecting the realities of family life, to affect positive change and achieve equality and social inclusion for all one-parent families in Ireland. www.onefamily.ie

Nickelodeon website

www.nick.com/

Cara House Resource Centre

Promotes & supports health, well being and quality of life of families and individuals in the heart of Letterkenny through social, recreational and educational activities. www.carahouse.ie

Congress Resource Centre

The aim of the Congress Resource Center is to provide information and assistance on social welfare rights and entitlements. They also provide job-seeking support that includes education and training. www.resourcecentreletterkenny.com

An Grianan Theatre

Now established as an integral part of Donegal's cultural landscape, An Grianán has worked in close partnership with other key players in the county and nationally to invigorate and develop the local arts scene. www.angrianan.com

Cultural Arts Centre

The award-winning RCC building designed by MacGabhann Architects is one of the finest arts facilities in Ireland. It opened in 2007 and specialises in exhibitions, music, film and community arts. It is operated by Donegal County Council and receives annual funding from the Arts Council and Letterkenny Town Council. www.regionalculturalcentre.com

Letterkenny Central Library

www.donegallibrary.ie

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