DIG out those flairs and platform shoes as the groove and funk stylings of Idris Ackamoor and the Pyramids roll into Letterkenny this weekend. Idris and his band will be at the Regional Cultural Centre tomorrow evening (Saturday) Advertisement Idris Ackamoor and The Pyramids feature the bandleader on alto/tenor saxophones, percussions, keyboard, and vocals, […]
Nominations for 2018 Donegal Sports Star Awards
The truly marvellous concept that is the Donegal Sports Star Awards, hatched by a group of visionary individuals, sets the county apart.
Wheatus to rock Letterkenny this weekend
IT is going to be another big hitting weekend of music in Letterkenny with international superstars Wheatus taking to the stage in No 58, above the Central Bar, this Sunday night (November 25). Famous for their hit single ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ and a cover of Erasure’s classic ‘A Little Respect’ in the mid 2000s, Wheatus has […]
Irish Water to hold information evening in Letterkenny
Irish Water will meet with the public at a drop in session in Radisson Blu Hotel Letterkenny to present the upcoming works in 2019.
No reprieve for Bunbeg Post Office
AN Post has announced plans to push ahead with the closure of Bunbeg Post Office. It had been hoped the facility would get a reprieve due to the sizeable community opposition to the move. However it was confirmed this morning that the Bunbeg office will shut as part of a restructuring programme by An Post. […]
Priest pleads with Irish Water for Christmas break
The works are due to start on December 10 which means that there will be widespread disruptions at the busiest time of year for the church
Scaffolding firm unearths unexpected link in Rathmullan
A storyline that could be straight out of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ has been unearthed during latest efforts to save Rathmullan Abbey. Phase two of plans to resurrect the 16th century abbey as a tourist attraction began in August and are now nearing completion. The second phase centred on the building’s chimney which […]
Garda investigating claims of ‘officer’ on quad bike
GARDA are investigating reports that one of its officers was driving a quad bike on some of Letterkenny’s busiest roads. Photos, understood to have been taken on Sunday, show a man in Garda uniform making his way along the Circular Road close to Letterkenny University Hospital. There is no confirmation that the driver is a […]
Fine Gael look to future as doubt hang over councillors
Mr McNulty has confirmed that up to a dozen Fine Gael candidates have indicated that they are putting their names forward.
Letterkenny businessman not guilty of human trafficking
A Letterkenny businessman man has been found not guilty on a charge of human trafficking, after a three- and- a half day trial at Sligo Circuit Court. 40-year-old Sorin Kirpcai, Fortwell Court, Letterkenny, was one of two Romanian men charged with trafficking another Romanian man for exploitation to work in a car wash in Sligo […]