Recruitment drive for new factory gets underway


A RECRUITMENT drive for E + I Engineering’s new factory in Letterkenny is currently underway. The company, which is headquartered in Burnfoot, has opened a new factory at the former Unifi site at Lisnenan. Making an announcement on their social media this week the company said: “A new E+I Engineering factory has opened in Letterkenny […]


New traffic lights headache in Letterkenny – Cllr


NEW traffic lights in Letterkenny are posing difficulties for learner drivers and taxis negotiating lengthy tailbacks. Donegal County Council will tomorrow be asked to revisit the intervals of the new traffic lights system in Letterkenny following mounting complaints from motorists of extreme tailbacks on the Pearse Road. In the last two weeks, new traffic lights have […]


Minister confirms LUH angiogram service will continue


FOLLOWING this morning’s meeting about the future of the angiogram service at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that the service will continue. The service, which has until now been run by an independent private operator that travelled to the hospital weekly, will now be run by […]


Water outage warning for Letterkenny


DONEGAL County Council has warned residents in Letterkenny that there may be a water outage next week due to repair works to water mains. These works are part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme and are scheduled to take place from 9am until 4pm on June 1. “Mains repair works may cause supply disruptions to […]


Chance to have your say on future look of Letterkenny


DONEGAL County Council has announced the opening of public consultation on the Letterkenny 2040 Regeneration Strategy which sets out more detailed design concepts for eleven key regeneration sites and initiatives across Letterkenny town centre. This is the third and final phase of consultation in an overarching process to prepare a Regeneration Strategy for Letterkenny town […]


Traffic set to ease as section of roadworks complete


ROADWORKS in Letterkenny that caused motorists hour-long delays and tailbacks are set to complete tomorrow (Friday).  Major surfacing works on the four-lane road between the Dry Arch and Pole Star roundabouts created havoc this  week as the outgoing route was reduced to one lane resulting in motorists being stuck in traffic for lengthy periods. One […]


University status creating new jobs at Letterkenny ATU


THE change university status has created an employment boost for people in Donegal with a host of new posts to be filled at the former Letterkenny Institute of Technology. Recruiting is now underway for various academic, technical, professional, management and support staff to be based at the Letterkenny campus of the Atlantic Technological University. There are currently […]