Garda Síochána appeal for owner of abandoned horse


An Garda Síochána in Donegal have taken to their Facebook page this morning in search of the owner of an abandoned horse. The horse has been abandoned in a field in Letterkenny town and it is believed that the horse has been there for the past few weeks. It the post, An Garda Síochána Donegal […]


Walking guide to Letterkenny launched


After a trip to Nottingham sparked the idea 20 years ago, Paul Maguire launched his new booklet ‘Walks along Letterkenny’s Local History and Heritage’ in the Donegal County Museum on Thursday. The booklet is a handy pocket guide for visitors or interested locals to learn about the town and its environs by taking you on three different walking […]


Independence day with a difference


A UKRAINIAN woman living in Letterkenny has told of how she still fears for her family back home as the war continues. Switlana Pirch was one of a few hundred people who took part in a solidarity rally in Market Square yesterday evening. Ukrainian flags flew proudly as refugee children and their parents stood should to […]


One-way-system may not be ready before new term


WORKS on the new one-way-system close to the cathedral in Letterkenny may not be completed before the start of the new school term. Mayor of Letterkenny and Milford Municipal District, Cllr Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly visited the site last week where work is ongoing to change the traffic flow from St Eunan’s Cathedral to St Colmcille […]


Mourne Antiques celebrates thirty years in business in Letterkenny


MOURNE Antiques on the Main Street in Letterkenny is celebrating thirty years in business. Frances Spears took over the store from her mother Teresa in 1989 when it was on the banks of the River Mourne in Strabane. In August 1992 she decided to move to Letterkenny where she had spent time at college and […]


Letterkenny SVP expecting ‘tsunami’ as schools reopen


THE President of the Letterkenny area St Vincent de Paul charity fears “a tsunami” of need coming as family resource centres are seeing more demand for support for parents as schools prepre to reopen. With inflation running at nine percent and exorbitant fuel and heating costs families and individuals are experiencing a cost of living […]