LETTERKENNY Athletics Club has bought the landmark house, Breffni Villa, at Sallaghagrane for the purpose of developing its own clubhouse. The club, which had been resident at Pearse Road from 1980 to 2008, confirmed the purchase in a message to its members on Tuesday. Speaking about the move, Letterkenny AC Chairman, Raymond Birch, said after […]
McDonalds Letterkenny staff take part in charity abseil
Staff from McDonald’s in Letterkenny have raised over €3,500 for charity by taking part in a fundraising abseil in Dublin. The Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC Ireland) Smithfield Tower Drop fundraiser took place last Friday with the McDonald’s Letterkenny crew members raising a wonderful amount for the charity. All money raised through the charity abseil […]
Julie urges local people to consider the gift of life
BY JEROME HUGHES ORGANISERS of Donegal’s Organ Donor Awareness Week campaign have hailed their efforts a huge success but are appealing for the donation message to resonate 365 days a year and not just 7. Last year, Julie Egan, who lives in Donegal Town, underwent a simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant. Advertisement A diabetic since the age […]
Letterkenny Pathfinder Service is successfully preventing hospital admissions for older patients
ONE year after launching in Donegal, the HSE Pathfinder team have been called out to the homes of 511 older people in the region, and managed to keep 81 per cent of patients safely at home. Letterkenny Pathfinder is also the first pilot site nationally to trial an innovative new point of care blood test. […]
Free Letterkenny event to celebrate Polish culture
The Polish Ambassador to Ireland, Mr Arkady Rzegocki, will be joining the event remotely from the Polish Embassy in Dublin and will deliver a message.
Road closures announced for Northwest 10K
A number of road closures will be in place to facilitate the 27th Northwest 10K this coming Bank Holiday Monday.
Creeslough tragedy: Husband slams site development plans
BY JEROME HUGHES MARTINA Martin was preparing to celebrate her 19th wedding anniversary four days later, and her 50th birthday three weeks later but then disaster struck on October 7, 2022 in Creeslough. The people positioned on either side of the mother-of-four survived but tragically she did not. Advertisement Nine others also died when the […]
Circus seeks to identify vandals after posters are clowned around with
By Dionne Meehan THE OWNERS of Tom Duffy’s Circus have appealed to the public for help after their advertising posters were vandalised in Letterkenny at the weekend. Now on a mission to identify the culprits, an appeal was posted to social media today. Advertisement “We’re very disappointed that our advertising poster boards have been interfered […]
Plans lodged for 40 new houses
PLANS have been lodged for 40 new houses in Letterkenny. Applicant PJD Construction London Limited has submitted proposals for planning permission for the proposed development at Killylastin. The proposed development would comprise six blocks of two-bedroom terraced houses and one block of three-bedroom terraced houses. Advertisement Two blocks of terraced houses, each incorporating four three-bedroom […]
Eileen Magnier to retire as RTÉ’s North West correspondent next week
By Kate Heaney RTE’s first female correspondent, who brought the news from the north west to the national broadcaster for the past 35 years, will retire from the job which made her a household name here, next Thursday. Eileen Magnier, north west correspondent with RTE since 1989, this week shared her memories of those years, […]