Scheduled to take place in Conwal Parish Church Hall on Easter Saturday, March 30 from 12 noon to 4pm, the event is a celebration of local artisans.
Letterkenny prepares for tenth Christmas Carol Trail
THERE will be a truly festive atmosphere in the heart of Letterkenny before Christmas as the town hosts its tenth carol trail. This year’s event will take place on Friday, December 22 starting at Trinity Presbyterian Church at 7.30pm. This unique festive event is organised by Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce, Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter and Letterkenny […]
Letterkenny Literary Festival is bigger and better than ever
THE Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter’s 2023 Literary Festival got off to a flying start following Elusive Theatre’s presentation of Brendan Behan’s play, ‘Moving Out’. In 1952, Behan was commissioned to write two plays for Radio Eireann about the trials and tribulations of an inner city Dublin family, the Hannigans, facing the prospects of moving to suburbia. According to […]
Literary Festival to celebrate Behan connection
Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival will this year celebrate the centenary of the birth of Brendan Behan and his connections with Letterkenny. The festival committee has just announced the details of its inaugural poetry competition along with the launch of a dedicated website for the festival. The new website https://lkcqlitfest.weebly.com/ contains a provisional programme of events for […]
Residential vacancy rate more than double the national average
By Róise Collins DONEGAL’S residential vacancy rate is more than double the national average and is currently sitting at ten per cent, according to a new report published this week. The GeoDirectory Residential Buildings Report revealed that Donegal has the fourth highest residential vacancy rate in the state and is way above the national average of four […]
St Brigid’s Cross making at Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter
Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter are inviting the public along to celebrate St. Brigid’s Day by creating Brigid’s crosses and taking part in the many special traditions connected to Brigid of Ireland on Tuesday, January 31. The Cathedral Quarter is welcoming everyone religious, non-religious, young and old to celebrate with them. This is the first in-person St […]
Ambitious vision for future of Donegal’s largest town
THE launch of the “Letterkenny 2040” document will take place in Dillon’s Hotel on Thursday, February 24th. This unique consultation document, the first of its kind, will outline an ambitious vision for the future of Donegal’s largest town. Researched and prepared by the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter committee last year, its ‘mission statement’ is to get […]