Tag Archive for "Letterkenny"

Coláiste Ailigh TY students win national competition

TRANSITION year students from Coláiste Ailigh in Letterkenny have won the All-Ireland School’s Competition for Irish Clubs run by Glór na nGael, with a prize of €2,000.

Letterkenny’s Lilla Kardos impresses with James McAvoy portrait

THREE Donegal students won top prizes in this year’s 59th Texaco Children’s Art Competition and one of the winning pieces included an impressive portrait of a Scottish Hollywood star.

Local man to start climbing Mount Everest this weekend

A POPULAR Letterkenny businessman will tomorrow (Saturday) commence his attempt to become the first Donegal person ever to summit the world’s highest and most dangerous mountain – Mount Everest. Mr Jason Black (42), who runs Voodoo nightclub along with his wife Sharon, hopes to plant the Donegal flag on the North East ridge of Everest […]

Hollywood star Saoirse Ronan visits Letterkenny

ONE OF Ireland’s biggest and youngest Hollywood stars gave an exclusive film-acting master class to aspiring young actors in Letterkenny this week.

The Happy Prince returns to An Grianán this weekend

THE Rathfarnham Concert Band, a National Band Championship prize winner, makes a welcome return to Donegal this weekend where its performers will perform a wide selection of music in a double-bill concert with the County Donegal Youth Orchestra and Youth Choir.

Irish language theatre company brings Sétanta to Letterkenny

A WELL-known Irish language theatre company is bringing its latest production to Letterkenny’s An Grianán Theatre later this month.

Mary Ruddy snaps photo of chart-toppers Ant & Dec

LAST Saturday night a Donegal native took the official photograph celebrating television hosts Ant and Dec hitting Number One in the UK charts with their hit Let’s Get Ready To Rumble, second time around.