By Dionne Meehan DONEGAL County Council recently erected 10 new street lights on a stretch of road on the R245 Letterkenny to Ramelton. Speaking to the Donegal News this week, Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh welcomed this work. Advertisement “Ten additional lights were erected to fill the gaps in public lighting along that stretch of road at […]
Call to light up iconic Celtic cross
TWENTY YEARS after the Celtic cross was erected outside St. Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny, a call has been made to light up the iconic landmark. Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh has suggested that spotlights could be placed under the cross which could have special filters to reflect colours for different events. At this week’s meeting of the […]
Graffiti in Letterkenny ‘getting out of hand’
by Kate Heaney GRAFFITI in Letterkenny is ‘getting out of hand’ and is causing major problems for the Tidy Towns, according to Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh who raised the issue at this week’s meeting of the Letterkenny Municipal District. Cllr Kavanagh said the message needs to go out that graffiti on property is an offence and […]
Poster campaign to tackle vacant and derelict properties
by Kate Heaney DONEGAL County Council has begun the long-awaited process of trying to bring vacant or derelict properties in the centre of Letterkenny Town back into use. This week signs appeared on a number of vacant/derelict properties at Lower Main Street, posted by the Council, appealing for information from the public as to who […]
Newmills Corn and Flax Mill to reopen in June
Newmills Corn and Flax Mill will reopen in June. The site will be open to visitors on June 1 2023 and will remain open for the summer season, closing on September 30. The site will be open to the public Tuesday to Sunday each week (closed on Mondays). Advertisement There will be a guide service […]
Moves to restore Old Market sign
THE sign for the old Corn Market at Lower Main Street which reads ‘Letterkenny Market 1852’ could be in line for a facelift. At Tuesday’s Letterkenny/Milford Municipal District meeting Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh called for the sign to be restored. He told members it was a stopping point on the town walking route and was talked about […]