There is no question that Letterkenny needs investment. There is no question either that students attending ATU and other third-level courses need decent, affordable accommodation. But that does not mean that every proposal for student accommodation should automatically be welcomed simply because it provides beds? Advertisement The proposal for a major student accommodation development in […]
Letter to the Editor: Belfast Rally for Life event deserves our support
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With renewed efforts to remove restrictions on abortion here, it is essential that the Government and politicians are held to account for the huge increase in abortions here, over 60,000 to date, when it was stated that they would be rare. It is vital that the efforts to silence those concerned with this number are opposed. […]
Letter to the Editor: Have we become too entitled?
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As I listened to the Dàil debate of no confidence in the Government, it would be remiss of me not to point out to the general public, and those who were protesting, we have become a very self centred people who believe our entitlement is more important than anyone else’s. Why I say this is, […]
Letter to the Editor: Bring back the 8th Amendment
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The wars in the Middle East and Ukraine will end. But the war on the unborn babies in Ireland – the Land of Saints and Scholars -will go on forever unless it is stopped. Over 70,000 have been executed, paid for by taxpayers’ money, in our hospitals. It’s money that could have been spent on […]
Letter to the Editor: Time to speak up for Letterkenny
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I’m just writing this letter in the hope that it may persuade some of our elected representatives in Donegal to start speaking up on behalf of Letterkenny. Letterkenny now has a population fast approaching 25,000, which makes it by far the largest town in the county, yet it doesn’t have a local TD and it’s […]
An open letter to Bishop Niall Coll
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Dear Bishop Coll, Just a quick note to welcome you to the Diocese of Raphoe. I attended the wonderful celebrations in St Eunan’s Cathedral and the historic installation of your Lordship as Bishop of Raphoe, and I must praise all those who organised such a truly memorable occasion. Advertisement However, I was shocked – absolutely shocked […]
Our children should never be canon fodder for rich men’s wars
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In a Letter to the Editor this week, Councillor Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig writes how children should never be canon fodder for rich men’s wars ‘Death by a thousand cuts’ is a well known phrase that is used to describe the slow killing of anythingv – neutrality, sovereignty, a law, human rights, even humans; […]
Letter to the Editor: Ticket prices for All-Ireland finals reach new heights
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Once again, the GAA have decided, rather than keep ticket prices down to a manageable level for families, OAPs and and Students, prices for stand and terrace tickets for the All Ireland finals in hurling and football have reached new heights. Stand tickets priced at €100 and terrace tickets at €55, with no concession for students or OAPs, shows that the […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Staff at LUH deserve full praise
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Having recently been sent to Letterkenny University Hospital by my GP for a scan following abdominal pain, it was with a certain amount of trepidation I arrived at LUH at midday on the Tuesday, hoping to be back home that evening. However, that was not to be. As it transpired, I spent three nights in […]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Active Travel plans won’t solve traffic problems in Letterkenny
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It has taken me some time to put this letter together but, now that my blood pressure appears to have returned to more normal levels, I believe I can express my opinion without use of my extensive repertoire of expletives which would have ensured it definitely not be fit for publication. It would seem that […]