Tender published for €7m housing development


A TENDER has been published for the development of a €7 million housing project on the Kilmacrennan Road in Letterkenny. The works will include the construction of 30 two and three storey social housing units on a brownfield site at Airde na Buaile. The scheme comprises of six one bedroom apartments, twenty two bedroom houses […]


Tender published for €7m housing development


A TENDER has been published for the development of a €7 million housing project on the Kilmacrennan Road in Letterkenny. The works will include the construction of 30 two and three storey social housing units on a brownfield site at Airde na Buaile. The scheme comprises of six one bedroom apartments, twenty two bedroom houses […]


Work starts on new €59m community nursing unit


by Louise Doyle WORKS on the construction of the new €59m 110-bed community nursing unit in Letterkenny is underway. Plant equipment arrived on the site of the unit on the Kilmacrennan Road, close to Letterkenny University Hospital, on Tuesday. Advertisement Local contractors, Boyle Construction are behind the state-of-the-art unit, which will comprise a community nursing unit/hospital totalling […]


Fire at building on Kilmacrennan Road, Letterkenny


EMERGENCY services are currently at the scene of a fire at a building on the Kilmacrennan Road area of Letterkenny. It is believed the fire broke out this morning and emergency services remain at the scene. The road remains open but motorists are advised to approach with caution.  


Councillors told ring road plan was ‘pulled’


COUNCILLORS in Letterkenny say plans to upgrade and improve safety on the Windyhall Road are now a matter of urgency. They claim that the amount of traffic on this stretch of road which leads from the Kilmacrennan Road towards Glencar, is busier than ever, yet road-users and local residents are constantly highlighting traffic dangers. At […]


Letterkenny Covid-19 hub closes this afternoon


THE Covid-19 community assessment hub at Kilmacrennan Road, Letterkenny, will close for the last time today. The centre was established by the HSE last year to help manage the increase of Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases in the community. The facility provided an important safety valve in keeping numbers down, Intensive Care beds free and Letterkenny University […]


Green light for €38m Letterkenny Community Nursing Unit


  The Health Service Executive is delighted to announce that the planning application for the development of Letterkenny Community Nursing Unit has been granted.   The development in Letterkenny will provide a new 110 bedded unit on a green field site at Kilmacrennan Road, Letterkenny. The proposed development will comprise of a community nursing unit […]