LOWER Main Street in Letterkenny remains closed this afternoon after a man in his 80s was seriously injured when he was struck by a car in the area yesterday. The pedestrian was conveyed to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The scene is preserved for technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and […]
Council should remove roundabout at new Dunnes Stores – meeting told
By Chris Ashmore A LOCAL councillor has suggested that the time has come to look at the possibility of “taking out” the roundabout beside the ‘new’ Dunnes Stores at Letterkenny Retail Park as part of renewed efforts to alleviate the town’s traffic problems. Cllr Tómas Seán Devine believes that the traffic lights at the ‘new’ […]
Local Stranger Things star Amybeth McNulty to appear on tonight’s Late Late Show
DONEGAL actor Amybeth McNulty will appear on our screens tonight as she joins The Late Late Show line-up. Following the huge success of the supernatural Netflix series Stranger Things and her leading role in Anne with an E, the Letterkenny native will speak about life in the spotlight, her enormous online following, and how she […]
Letterkenny road to remain closed overnight following collision
Lower Main Street in Letterkenny will remain closed overnight, gardai have said. The road was closed earlier today following a collision. An elderly man was taken to hospital afte being struck by a car at lunchtime. Diversions are in place. Advertisement Man taken to hospital after being struck by a car in Letterkenny
Man taken to hospital after being struck by a car in Letterkenny
A pedestrian was taken to Letterkenny University Hosptial after being struck by a car in Letterkenny at lunchtime. The incident occurred on Lower Main Street at 1pm. Gardai immediately sealed off the street and road diversions are in place. Advertisement It is understood the road will remain closed for a number of hours A garda […]
Donegal bus owner fined after children with special needs transported in defective vehicle
A DONEGAL bus company owner has been fined €1,800 after schoolchildren with special needs were found being transported on a defective vehicle. Letterkenny District Court on Monday heard how gardai had to take three children and a teacher home from school in a patrol car because the vehicle they were being transported in had eight major defects. Stephen McDaid appeared before […]
Motorists flouting speed limit on busy road
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By Chris Ashmore CONCERNS that motorists are flouting the speed limit on one of Letterkenny’s busiest roads has prompted fresh calls for urgent safety measures to be put in place. It has emerged that the vast bulk of motorists are exceeding the speed limit on the Glencar Road, above McGovern’s junction (close to Gaelscoil Adhamhnáin). Advertisement The […]
Letterkenny to host Burns Night celebrations
LETTERKENNY and District Pipe Band will host their version of Burns Night on Saturday, January 24 in Conwal Parish Hall Letterkenny with doors open from 7pm. They will not have a lavish banquet nor will the whisky be flowing but they will have a lovely stew with neaps and tatties and of course haggis. There’s […]
Calls for more grit to be made available after cold snap
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A NUMBER of Donegal County Councillors are set to raise motions at tomorrow’s meeting of the Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District, calling for increased provisions of grit for roads and housing estates following last week’s cold snap. The motions come in the wake of the county’s first snowfall of the year. With temperatures plummeting below freezing, roads and […]
Frances Gallagher remembered for a life of love and friendship
LETTERKENNY woman Frances Gallagher has been remembered for leading a life devoted to companionship, friendship and family at her requiem Mass. Ms Gallagher, of 8 Gaeltex Drive, Oldtown, passed away peacefully in the Donegal Hospice on Wednesday, December 31. Requiem Mass took place in St Eunan’s Cathedral, Letterkenny on Friday. Advertisement Growing up, Ms Gallagher […]