Funding puts LYIT on course for university status


LETTERKENNY Institute of Technology could make a bid for university status as early as next year following a fresh funding boost. The institute will receive a significant chunk of a €2.5 million investment announced for three institutes of technology – Letterkenny, Galway and Sligo – collectively known as the Connacht Ulster Alliance. LYIT will receive […]


Play celebrating the Butt Hall opens at the Balor


ONE of Donegal’s most famous ballroom of romance is being brought back to life through the acclaimed ‘Dreamers and Dancers – The Story of the Butt Hall’. Penned by Susan Doherty, the musical play was first performed to packed houses at the Balor ten years ago to mark what was the 50th anniversary of the […]


Rossnowlagh beach clean up


Irish Water working in partnership with An Taisce’s Clean Coasts organised a very successful beach clean in Rossnowlagh, Co Donegal last Tuesday.


Traffic chaos in Letterkenny


THERE were inordinate traffic delays coming into Letterkenny from the O’Donnell Park roundabout on the R250, yesterday evening with massive tailbacks and up to 45 minute waiting times.