By Róise Collins Last week, the Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, visited Donegal. Travelling from her constituency in the capital to Letterkenny University Hospital, Ms. MacNeill took a route all too familiar to many people in Donegal. Every week, people from across this county make the long journey to Dublin or Galway for cancer […]
Ellen Keogh: Letterkenny woman remembered for her selfless nature
LETTERKENNY woman Ellen Keogh was remembered for her selfless nature at her requiem Mass last Friday. Ms Keogh, of Currarevagh, Gortlee, passed away at St Eunan’s Nursing Home in Letterkenny on Tuesday, April 29. Requiem Mass took place in the Church of the Irish Martyrs on Friday, May 2. Advertisement Growing up in Dublin, Ms […]
E-scooter information event to take place in Letterkenny
WITH new laws coming into effect on the use of e-scooters, a public information event is to take place in Letterkenny. Gardaí will host the information event, which will take place in Letterkenny Shopping Centre on Thursday, May 15, between 5pm and 6.30pm. New laws on e-scooters come into effect from Tuesday, May 20. Advertisement […]
Letterkenny AC’s Fit4Life group celebrates its second birthday
By Diarmaid Doherty THE members of Fit4Life at Letterkenny Athletic Club celebrated the group’s second birthday last week – and they’re already looking forward to a busy summer of healthy activity. It was back in April 2023 that the Fit4Life class was formed by a team of coaches from Letterkenny AC. The idea was the […]
An Bord Pleanála give go-ahead to Islamic centre in Letterkenny
By Louise Doyle AN Bord Pleanála has upheld planning permission granted by Donegal County Council for the construction of an Islamic Cultural Centre in Letterkenny. Applicant Letterkenny Islamic Association Clg lodged plans with Donegal County Council in November 2023, seeking planning permission for the centre at Lisnennan, Letterkenny. Advertisement The plans comprise construction of an Islamic […]
Have you seen Milo?
A BELOVED family pet has gone missing from New Brook Court in Letterkenny. Milo has been missing since Tuesday and may have wandered up Lismonaghan. If anyone has seen him, please call 087 2725933. Advertisement
Hit comedy cast to reunite for hilarious new Irish drama
By Róise Collins THE cast of the hugely popular comedy shows CU Burn and Barney Bunion will reunite for a hilarious new drama production at Scioból a Phobail in Anagaire tonight. Biseach, set in a hospital ward in Letterkenny, tells the story of a man seeking to fraudulently claim compensation from the driver who knocked […]
Any future road closures must involve consultation – Chamber of Commerce
by Louise Doyle LETTERKENNY Chamber of Commerce has said lessons must be learned and future consultation carried out following a financial loss to businesses in the town centre during the bank holiday weekend. Businesses have reported counting the cost following the closure of the town’s Main Street for a time on Saturday morning to accommodate a […]
Dáil hears calls for surgical hub in Donegal
DEPUTY Charles Ward has told the Dáil that Donegal is in desperate need for a surgical hub. “Patients across the county are forced to travel very long distances to access essential care and life saving surgeries. Letterkenny University Hospital is severely underfunded and has insufficient resources to address the healthcare needs of people in the […]
Letterkenny residents urged to resist IPAS development
by Louise Doyle RESIDENTS in Letterkenny have been asked to fight against any attempts to turn a guesthouse into an International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) centre. The move comes as it’s emerged potential plans are afoot for the change of an existing guest house, known as Belvedere House, to provide accommodation to protected persons. Advertisement Documentation posted […]