Letterkenny is the largest town in the State without a plan for rail – and within a decade it will have become the largest Irish town without any rail services, campaigners have warned. The 2022 census identified Letterkenny as one of Ireland’s fastest-growing towns, with a population of just over 22,500 people, making it the […]
Rail campaigners release a video to highlight ‘St Valentine’s shutdown’ of Donegal’s railway
Rail campaigners ‘Into The West’ have released a video to highlight the anniversary of the ‘St Valentine’s Shutdown’, when Donegal lost the last of its railways on 14th February 1965. That closure stripped both Tyrone and Donegal of rail and erased the north-west’s direct rail link with Dublin. Up until that St Valentine’s Day Shutdown, […]
Campaign group say reports of rail link ‘would be fantastic’
THE CAMPAIGN group ‘Into The West’ has said it will be fantastic news if the reports that a railway link between Letterkenny and Derry is recommended in the All Island Rail Review are true. The review is still in draft form at present and is not expected to be published for another few months. A […]
Trains could be set to return to Donegal
IT seems trains could be set to return to Donegal as the All Island Rail review appears to recommend a line be installed between Letterkenny and Derry. The Journal reports that the review, which is in draft form at present, recommends a railway link between Letterkenny and Derry. The review, which has been leaked ahead […]
Rail campaign group to host Letterkenny event
Local group ‘Into the West’ are set to launch a campaign in the hopes of reopening the ‘North West Rail Corridor’. ‘The North West Rail Corridor’ combines two former rail segments into a new corridor reconnecting most of the largest towns in west Ulster to the island’s rail network. It is almost 60 years since trains last ran […]