EMERGENCY works are taking place on the Cullion Road in Letterkenny this week. Donegal County Council alerted motorists this morning to warn that the road will be “blocked” from “time to time” from today until Friday. A traffic light system will be operation at all other times.
First Minister Michelle O’Neill is keynote speaker at Sinn Féin’s election launch in Letterkenny
AT a packed Radisson Blu Hotel in Letterkenny on Sunday, First Minister Michelle O’Neill officially launched Donegal Sinn Féin’s local election campaign. Sinn Féin will be running the biggest team ever for the elections to Donegal County Council with 18 candidates across the county. With 19 days to go before the local and European elections […]
More seats and toilets needed in Town Park – meeting told
CLLR Jimmy Kavanagh and Cllr Gerry McMonagle both called for improvements to the Bernard McGlinchey Town Park, citing the need for toilets, changing rooms and more seating at Tuesday’s Letterkenny/Milford MD meeting. Cllr Kavanagh called for more seating pointing out that the issue has been raised by people working there. “While there appears to be […]
Councillors repeat call for modular homes for county
CLLR Michael McBride has said Donegal is facing a homeless crisis and called for Donegal County Council to meet the Housing Minister to ask for modular homes for the county. He made his comments at Tuesday’s meeting of Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District where he spoke of the lack of progress on defective council houses. Telling members […]
Housing plan for future needed – Brogan
CLLR Ciaran Brogan has called on Donegal County Council to publish their social housing plans for the next five years. At Tuesday’s meeting of the Letterkenny/Milford Municipal District, he said the whole area of housing was a “huge bone of contention” and there was a lack of land available. “Since I put in this motion there […]
Canvassing reveals 3,000 derelict or defective homes
by Louise Doyle A CANDIDATE running for the 100% Redress Party in the forthcoming local elections has spoken of his shock at the scale of dereliction he has encountered in Letterkenny while canvassing. Tomás Sean Devine, pictured right, is contesting a seat in the local government elections in June in the Letterkenny Electoral Area. Advertisement The self-employed father-of-five told the Donegal News […]
Four-lane road design faults raised again by councillors
THE design of the four-lane road into Letterkenny and its lack of room for emergency services came in for discussion at Tuesday’s Letterkenny/Milford Municipal District meeting – the last before the June 7 local elections. Cathaoirleach Kevin Bradley called on the council to engage with the council’s roads section with a view to introducing an emergency escape […]
Concerns over street drinking in Letterkenny
by Louise Doyle CONCERNS have been raised about increasing incidents of people drinking on the streets of Letterkenny. Gardaí in Letterkenny have stressed that there is bye law in place prohibiting people from drinking on the streets. They have called on anyone who witnesses such incidents to contact them. Advertisement It comes amid mounting concerns […]
Letterkenny residents appeal ATU sports development
by Louise Doyle LETTERKENNY residents have appealed a decision to grant planning permission for a major sports complex to An Bord Pleanála over privacy and noise concerns. Applicant ATU Donegal lodged plans with Donegal County Council in June 2023 seeking planning permission for the provision of a regional sports complex comprising outdoor pitches, two grass/sand GAA competition pitch […]
Letterkenny school to receive $10,000 from the Irish American Partnership
A LETTERKENNY school is to receive $10,000 from the Irish American Partnership. The school community of Scoil Cholmcille were delighted to learn that they are to receive the money from the Boston based non-profit organisation. The organisation is dedicated to connecting Irish America and friends of Ireland to their Irish heritage through direct philanthropic giving through their investment in schools, […]