Letterkenny ranked in top ten for homeworkers


LETTERKENNY has been ranked eighth out of 50 towns in Ireland as the best places to work from home. It came fourth in the same survey as the cheapest place to work from home. The survey published by Switcher.ie takes into account a range of factors including, average property prices, access to 5G broadband, crime […]


Letterkenny road to close for three nights


ONE of Letterkenny’s main roads will be closed next week for three nights to accommodate road resurfacing works. The Port Road will be closed to through traffic at the Station Roundabout and Polestar Roundabout from 8pm to 6am on the three nights from next Wednesday, September 8. Diversions will be in place as indicated at […]


Letterkenny man finding the right formula in the US


WHEN pharmaceutical giant AbbVie recently shone the spotlight on one of its employees Sean McEwen they said that he had one of the toughest jobs in the company. The Letterkenny man is Vice President of Quality Assurance at a company which employs in excess of 48,000 people in more than 70 countries across the globe. […]


Workplace worries as Donegal covid cases hit 150 daily


OUTBREAKS in workplaces in Donegal are contributing to a surge in Covid-19 cases with between 130 and 150 cases now being reported daily.  Dr Anthony Breslin, Director of Public Health for the north west has warned people not to let their guard down as the virus remains very prevalent across all areas of the county […]


HIQA to publish Letterkenny ‘gynae’ review in October


A REVIEW of gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is now in its final stages and will be published in October. The health watchdog announced in April that it had begun the review to ensure the HSE, Saolta University Healthcare Group and LUH are implementing recommendations of […]


Hangs up overalls after 46 years in Letterkenny company


BONNAR Engineering Limited, based in the heart of Letterkenny, has bid a fond farewell to one of its longest serving employees who has has retired after more than 46 years working with the business. John Nesbitt, who lives in Figart, Raphoe, hung up his overalls having worked in the Neil T Blaney Road site since […]