Plans are lodged for new student apartments


By Chris Ashmore PLANS have been lodged with Donegal County Council regarding proposals to build a five-storey 32 bedroom student accommodation block near the centre of Letterkenny. The side of the proposed development is off the road beside An Grianán Theatre which leads up to the Regional Cultural Centre. Advertisement The small site is directly […]

Delays to new safety partnership raise concerns amidst rise in violent incidents against women


by Louise Doyle THE delay in rolling out the new community safety partnership in Donegal has been branded as “hugely concerning”, given the recent sexually motivated attacks against women in Letterkenny and the north west. Donegal Joint Policing Committee was disbanded earlier this year, prior to the local government elections, to make way for the establishment of Local Community Safety Partnerships […]

Letterkenny Regional Sports and Activity Hub allocated €8.7 million


THE Letterkenny Regional Sports and Activity Hub has been allocated €8.7 million under the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). Atlantic Technology University (ATU) received planning permission for the complex that will be located at Knocknamona about one mile from ATU’s Donegal campus on Letterkenny’s Port Road. The complex planned is one of 35 projects across […]

Deaf charity calls for better inclusion at public events


By Louise Doyle A Letterkenny charity providing a range of specialist supports and services to people who are deaf and hard of hearing is  calling for greater consideration by those who organise public meetings. Chime works in partnership with other organisations and service providers to make their services fully accessible to Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. […]

Concern over transport hub delays in Letterkenny


By Chris Ashmore Concern has been expressed that the delays in developing a modern regional transport hub in Letterkenny will lead to ever worsening traffic jams – not to mention increased costs associated with the planned project. A number of sites have been considered – but progress has been slow and with the town’s population […]

Songstress Mary to launch debut album


By Paul McElwee SATURDAY night sees new musical adventure begin for one talented Letterkenny woman as she launches her debut album. Mary Bates only began singing last summer but, already, she has found the confidence to unleash her talent on a welcoming public with ‘Melodies of Healing’ to be heard for the first time in […]

Special night planned to celebrate the memory of Eddie Murray


A SPECIAL tribute night for popular Letterkenny man Eddie Murray is being organised next month to mark what would have been his 50th birthday. The music event will take place at No. 58 in Letterkenny’s Central Bar and will give family and friends of Eddie a chance to celebrate his life and his love of […]

General election hopeful climbing a mountain of a different kind


by Louise Doyle LETTERKENNY woman Nikki Bradley is no stranger to climbing mountains, but she is scaling a mountain of a different nature as she takes on a gruelling canvas ahead of her general election bid. A disability advocate and cancer survivor, Senator Bradley was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma when she was 16 years of age. Advertisement She has since […]

ATU President calls for constraints to be lifted to ‘unlock potential’


By Paul McElwee PRESIDENT of the Atlantic Technological University, Dr Orla Flynn, has said that the university is currently ‘unable to deliver on our promise for the region’ because of constraints placed upon the technological university sector. Dr Flynn was addressing a conferring session at ATU’s Donegal Letterkenny campus yesterday (30th) when she made the […]