ALMOST 550 social houses within eleven different development projects are being built or planned in and around Letterkenny. In response to a query from Cllr Ciaran Brogan on the council’s social housing plans and funding for the Letterkenny/Milford Municipal District, the council provided an update which outlines the status of different developments which will see 541 […]
Northern bank holiday commuters adding to heavy traffic in Letterkenny this evening
There’s more heavy traffic in and around Letterkenny this evening with many weekend visitors making their way home on what’s a Bank Holiday in Northern Ireland. Once again, the worst affected areas are Ballyraine, Ramelton Road and Kiltoy with traffic extremely busy coming into the town from the Ramelton direction. There are also queues of […]
Relay for Life 2024 hailed a wonderful success
By Kate Heaney RELAY for Life 2024 has been hailed a massive success with up to 3,000 people attending the event at ATU in Letterkenny at different stages over Saturday and Sunday. On a weekend of celebration and much emotion, Relay for Life ran for 24 hours from Saturday afternoon through until Sunday and one […]
St Eunan’s Cathedral – from dawn to dusk
On his recent trip to Ireland, Italian photographer Stefano Alberti from Milan captured St. Eunan’s Cathedral in Letterkenny in quite splendid lighting. Staying at the Radisson Hotel in the town centre, Stefano rose at 5am while most of the town was still soundly asleep, to photograph the Cathedral at ‘the golden hour’. Also known as […]
Seat to be unveiled in memory of Colm Ferry
LETTERKENNY is to remember one of the town’s much loved gentlemen and popular residents when a seat is to be unveiled in his memory next week. A stalwart of Letterkenny Credit Union for 40 years, Colm Ferry passed away in June in 2019. In the almost five years since his death, he remains missed so […]
Mourne Antiques’ owner to appear on RTÉ’s The Today Show
By Dionne Meehan A LETTERKENNY business woman is set to make her TV debut on The Today Show at the end of the month. Frances Spears, owner of Mourne Antiques, will be taking to our TV screens on May 29 to showcase eight beautiful items from her store which is based in Letterkenny. Advertisement Frances, […]
Emergency services at scene of traffic collision outside Letterkenny
Gardaí and the emergency services have been attending the scene of a road traffic collision on the outskirts of Letterkenny. The incident happened in the Tullygay area close to Kernans Filling Station on the main Letterkenny to Glenties road at around 1.30pm today. Motorists approaching the area should expect delays. Gardaí have closed the road […]
Education Minister opens new modular buildings at Errigal College
Minister for Education, Norma Foley, T.D., officially opened Errigal College’s new modular buildings in Windyhall, Letterkenny today. Earlier, the Minister was in Buncrana where she visited Scoil Íosagáin. She will also pay a visit to St. Eunan’s College in Letterkenny while she will also take time to meet some of the Fianna Fáil councillors and […]
Minister for Education to visit Donegal today
By Dionne Meehan MINISTER for Education, Norma Foley, is set to visit a number of locations throughout the county today. First, the Minister will visit Scoil Íosagáin in Buncrana before attending the opening of Errigal College’s new modular building in Letterkenny. Advertisement The temporary modular building adds another seven new classrooms to Errigal College. The […]
Survey reveals 240 children waiting for free childcare place in Letterkenny
by Louise Doyle AN unprecedented crisis is looming in the childcare sector in Donegal with significant challenges being posed by defective concrete blocks and staffing issues, a leading practitioner has warned. Manager of Donegal County Childcare Committee, Trish McLaughlin has spoken of her fears for children, parents and staff amid a testing landscape for the sector across […]