THE Annual Letterkenny Busking Festival returns to Letterkenny Main Street this summer with its amazing variety of acts. On Saturday, August 17, the highly anticipated 9th annual Letterkenny Busking Festival competition is set to make a triumphant return. Since its beginning in 2015, this vibrant festival has attracted talented buskers and performers from various genres, […]
Donegal’s Judith McCarthy is longest serving museum curator in Ireland
by Paddy Walsh FOR someone who is directly involved in history, Judith McCarthy has made a little piece of it herself! After arriving in Letterkenny thirty years ago, she is currently the longest serving Local Authority Museum Curator in Ireland. Advertisement “It sometimes seems like yesterday and other times a long time ago. But I’ve […]
Brewing up something special
THE managing director of McDaid’s Football Special has spoken of how a Buisness Expansion Grant has boosted his family buisness and has helped provide a greater focus on marketing and new sales opportunities. Since the 1940s, McDaid’s has been developing soft drinks to go with any occasion. The Ramelton brand’s iconic soft drink Football Special […]
Fianna Fáil to choose from six nominees
by Kate Heaney AS the General Election edges closer, parties are preparing sooner rather than later to have their candidates in place and get campaigning underway. Fianna Fáil have six candidates nominated to contest the party’s selection convention which is expected to select two candidates when the time comes, although no date is set as […]
Zeus staff face further temporary lay-offs
by Kate Heaney THE future of a number of workers at Zeus in Letterkenny still remains uncertain with around 200 staff to be temporarily laid off for the first week of August. The move comes after staff were already laid off for the first week of this month. Advertisement However, the company this week told […]
Husband of Falcarragh kidney transplant recipient to take on gruelling charity cycle
THE husband of a Falcarragh woman who underwent a kidney transplant which changed her life, will next Wednesday begin a 240 km cycle across Ireland, while towing a dialysis machine, to raise money for the Irish Kidney Association. Peter Conboy from Ballygar in County Galway is married to Liz Ferry who developed chronic kidney disease […]
Memorial bench unveiled honouring disability activist
A MEMORIAL bench was unveiled at the weekend honouring Letterkenny man Frank Larkin. Well known for his work as a disability rights campaigner, Mr Larkin passed away in 2020 after falling ill. He was 48. Mr Larkin (pictured) lived with the condition spina bifida but he never let it get in the way of his full […]
Uisce Éireann appeals to customers in Letterkenny to conserve water
Uisce Éireann is experiencing high levels of demand in the Letterkenny area and has called on customers to conserve water and protect supply. The surge in demand has affected reservoir levels with a number of customers experiencing outages and low pressure. As a result, homes and businesses are being asked to be mindful of their […]
TEN-T Project is set to move to planning stage
A MAJOR Donegal infrastructure project has been given Cabinet approval to move to planning stage. The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN–T) Priority Route Improvement Project proposes to provide a sustainable and inclusive transport network. It will also address critical transport deficiencies along three targeted sections of existing TEN-T/national route – the Twin Towns By-Pass, Letterkenny to Manorcunningham and […]
Donegal company refutes claims it breached employment practices
by Kate Heaney THE Director of Donegal based company DPPS Contracts yesterday refuted claims they breached proper employment practices after their company was named in the Seanad. Johnny McCafferty and Kevin McCafferty’s company provide BAM and other major contractors with construction workers. Advertisement Their company was named in the Seanad by Senator Paul Garvan along […]