MEMBERS of the North West Regional Development Group (NWRDG) recently met with the Minister of State in the Irish Department of Transport to progress discussions in relation to improving rail connectivity to the North West. The group is a partnership between Derry City and Strabane District Council and Donegal County Council, dedicated to positive cross-border cooperation […]
Details announced for annual Letterkenny Busking Festival
THE annual Letterkenny Busking Festival will return to Letterkenny Main Street later this summer with its amazing variety of acts. Now in its 10th year, the event will take place on Saturday, August 23. Since its beginning in 2015, this vibrant festival has attracted talented buskers and performers from various genres, creating an incredible entertainment […]
Fresh calls to be made for local park wardens
by Louise Doyle FRESH calls will be made this week for park wardens at Letterkenny’s two parks in the wake of an alarming incident in which a group of teenagers threatened to sexually assault a child. In May, we reported how a mum sounded alarm after a group of seven boys aged 13 and 14 had shouted unsavoury remarks […]
End of the line for Mickey Dorrian
By Diarmaid Doherty MICKEY Dorrian reckons he’d be quite happy to work on for another few years with Eir. But yesterday he retired after almost 45 years in a job which he says brought him so many happy times. Advertisement “It’s a strange one, because every day has been different,” he said. “And then I […]
Parenting: Pride isn’t something for us to fear
Letterkenny Pride hosted a coffee morning, bake sale and a thrift fundraiser at the weekend. Their aim was to raise money to help them hold the Letterkenny Pride parade at the end of August. A Pride parade celebrates LGBTQ+ visibility, inclusivity, achievement and of course, pride. I saw on Facebook that they had to move […]
Residents’ frustration grows over misnamed Old Glencar Road
By Róise Collins THERE is growing frustration among residents of the Old Glencar Road in Letterkenny which is becoming more frequently known as the Grange Road. The name was coined in error by Google Maps a number of years ago, but much to the annoyance of locals, it has stuck, so much so that Donegal […]
Funeral to take place today of Letterkenny man John Hanlon
THERE was much sadness locally following the sad passing of Letterkenny man John Hanlon earlier this week. Mr Hanlon passed away peacefully in the caring hands of the staff in the Donegal Hospice on Monday, June 30. Requiem Mass will take place today at 11am in St Columba’s Church, Glenswilly with burial afterwards in Conwal […]
Heartfelt send-off for well-known Letterkenny lady Martina Connors
LETTERKENNY woman Martina Connors was remembered as a woman who brought light to even the darkest of places at her requiem Mass. Ms Connors, of 3 Neil T Blaney Road, Letterkenny passed away peacefully in Letterkenny University Hospital on Thursday, June 26. Huge crowds turned out yesterday for Ms Connors’ requiem Mass which took place […]
Surgical hub location in Sligo will be ‘death knell’ for Donegal patients
by Louise Doyle A DONEGAL deputy has told the Dáil that the longer the uncertainty over the location of the north west surgical hub continues, doubts over just how future-proof services at Letterkenny University Hospital are could deepen. Pearse Doherty TD warned the government that LUH faces the potential of being downgraded from its current Model 3 […]
New ideas discussed for old Letterkenny courthouse
STUDENTS at ATU Letterkenny have come up with ideas for the future of the town’s former courthouse. Donegal County Council welcomed the presentation of a graphic design pilot project by the second-year students from the Design and Creative Media Department at ATU Letterkenny, coordinated by lecturer, Joe Coll. The project explored interpretative themes and styles […]