IT took more than two decades, but Letterkenny man David Nangle is where he always wanted to be: on stage. In his youth, David (40) had ambitions to be a gym instructor but opted to go to college to study teaching. For the past fifteen years he has been a teacher at GEMS Cambridge International […]
Entrance to Public Services Centre to be relocated
THE entrance to the Public Services Centre in Letterkenny is to be relocated from the Neil T Blaney Road to the Joe Bonner Road. Donegal County Council are currently completing the Neil T Blaney Road Section of the Letterkenny Traffic Management Project and part of this work involves the relocation of the entrance to the […]
Moves to pinpoint where smoky coal is being used
THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is introducing additional measures to monitor air quality in Letterkenny amid a spike in pollution levels, the Donegal News has learned. EPA staff met with Donegal County Council last week and began installing diffusion tubes at various locations around the town in a bid to pinpoint areas where there are […]
Cullinane accuses HSE of ‘lack of vision’
BAD planning, a deficiency in investment and a lack of vision on the part of the HSE – that is how Sinn Féin’s health spokesperson has characterised the situation at Letterkenn hospital. David Cullinane was in Donegal on Friday, the latest leg on a fact finding tour of the State he is embarking on. The […]
Letterkenny Christmas light switch on cancelled
THE Letterkenny Christmas light switch on event has been cancelled. The event was due to be held on Friday night, November 19 but due to the high number of Covid-19 cases, Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce has made the decision to cancel the event. A virtual switch on will be held on Facebook and the Chamber […]
Major flooding coming to a road near you
A leading climate research group has produced a series of maps detailing the harsh reality of how Donegal could be impacted by rising sea levels.
SVP opens second shop in Letterkenny
The new Saint Vincent De Paul Society shop opened its doors on Monday morning.
Good Samaritan came to woman’s aid in Letterkenny
The 81-year-old Gaoth Dobhair woman was left shaken after the incident in the early hours of Sunday, October 17, which caused two of her car tyres to rip apart.
Letterkenny poet to launch new collection
A NEW poetry collection by Letterkenny-based poet Mary Turley-McGrath will be launched on the opening evening of the Allingham Festival on Wednesday. ‘After Image’ is Mary’s fourth poetry collection which is published by Arlen House. Her two previous collections, ‘Other Routes’ (2016) and Forget the Lake’ (2014), were also published by Arlen House, the Galway […]