NINE houses in a Letterkenny estate are currently undergoing ‘rigorous block testing’ ahead of a proposed sale to Donegal County Council. The houses are situated in the Ballymacool area of the town, where last October residents received eviction notices from management company Twin Estates due to a planned sale of homes in the estate. Landlord, Phil Boyle […]
Letterkenny entrepreneur taking the sustainable fashion world by storm
by Matthew Foley A LETTERKENNY entrepreneur is taking the sustainable fashion world by storm. The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic was an uncertain time for everyone in Ireland, but for Sadhbha Medlar it was the beginning of a special and unique journey. Advertisement Having just finished studying Mechatronic Engineering in Dublin City University when the pandemic shut […]
Letterkenny soldier’s grave found 100 years on
THE grave of a Letterkenny born soldier who fought in the first World War has been found and rededicated 100 years after his death. The grave of Company Quartermaster Sergeant (CQMS) John Doherty MM (Military Medal), who went missing in France on 22 March 1918, has finally been identified following a search instigated by his […]
Maggie’s birthday bash raises over €5,000 for charity
Letterkenny woman Maggie McDaid recently turned her 60th birthday into a special charity event. She hosted a birthday bash in the Station House Hotel and told guests that instead of birthday cards and presents, they could instead make a donation to her fundraising efforts. All money raised on the night was going to Donegal Hospice […]
Ciaran Coyle graduates from Queen’s University
Ciaran Coyle, Meadowbank, Letterkenny, who has graduated with a First Class Honours from Queen’s University in Belfast. Ciaran is the son of the late Mary Coyle, late of Dr McGinley Road. He is pictured here with his older brother, Pauric, and his very proud granny, Kathleen Coyle. Advertisement Congratuations Ciaran. If you have a graduation […]
‘One for the Road’ is travelling well
by Paddy Walsh If you’re going to name your book ‘One for the Road’ then it’s highly likely it will travel well. And so at a book signing in Letterkenny Shopping Centre for his latest venture into the publishing (pub for short) world, Kieran Kelly’s first customer on Saturday as he sat at the table […]
Developer to reapply for planning permission for housing project
by Louise Doyle A PROMINENT developer is to re-lodge plans for planning permission for a major housing development in Letterkenny turned down by An Bord Pleanála. Applicant PJ McDermott lodged plans to build almost 300 houses and apartments at Glencar Irish and Glencar Scotch in Letterkenny. Advertisement The proposed development comprised two phases, with the first phase […]
Critically acclaimed play by Donegal playwright to open
DONEGAL playwright Ultan Pringle will open his much acclaimed five-star review show, ‘Boyfriends’ in Letterkenny next week. Ultan Pringle will bring his play to his home county following critically acclaimed reviews of it when it was staged in Dublin. The play opens in An Grianán, Letterkenny from Thursday, July 11 as part of Earagail Arts Festival 2024. […]
Letterkenny book club keeps ‘súil’ on local writers
by Evelyn Cullen LETTERKENNY’S Irish language book club ‘Club Leabhar an Iarthuaiscirt’ is currently reading ‘Súile Éisc agus scéaltaí eile’, a book of short stories in Irish written by Michelle Nic Pháidín. Ms Nic Pháidín, who grew up in Gaoth Dobhair is a well-known former journalist with the Donegal Democrat and has previously published a […]
Guesthouse plans for Letterkenny refused by council
by Louise Doyle GUESTHOUSE plans for Letterkenny have been refused by Donegal County Council on the grounds that it would have an ‘unacceptably detrimental impact’ on the residential area. Applicant MCT Efficient Developments Limited lodged plans for retention permission in May 2023 for renovation works to convert two dwelling houses into one and change its use from […]