By Paul McElwee LETTERKENNY business and Ireland’s largest leisure provider, the Aura Holohan Group, was celebrating this week after double success at the All-Ireland Safety Awards in the Great Southern Hotel in Killarney last Friday. The group, which operates in sport and leisure facility management, came home with two Category 1 awards; the Exceptional High […]
Donegal driver detected speeding within first two hours of National Slow Down Day
WITHIN the first two hours of National Slow Down Day a Donegal driver was detected as having one of the highest speeds recorded nationally. The Donegal motorist was detected travelling 113km/hr in an 80km/hr zone on the R245 at Cashelshanaghan in Letterkenny. A garda spokesperson said: We continue to appeal to drivers to comply with […]
Plans are lodged for new student apartments
By Chris Ashmore PLANS have been lodged with Donegal County Council regarding proposals to build a five-storey 32 bedroom student accommodation block near the centre of Letterkenny. The side of the proposed development is off the road beside An Grianán Theatre which leads up to the Regional Cultural Centre. Advertisement The small site is directly […]
Delays to new safety partnership raise concerns amidst rise in violent incidents against women
by Louise Doyle THE delay in rolling out the new community safety partnership in Donegal has been branded as “hugely concerning”, given the recent sexually motivated attacks against women in Letterkenny and the north west. Donegal Joint Policing Committee was disbanded earlier this year, prior to the local government elections, to make way for the establishment of Local Community Safety Partnerships […]
Letterkenny Regional Sports and Activity Hub allocated €8.7 million
THE Letterkenny Regional Sports and Activity Hub has been allocated €8.7 million under the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). Atlantic Technology University (ATU) received planning permission for the complex that will be located at Knocknamona about one mile from ATU’s Donegal campus on Letterkenny’s Port Road. The complex planned is one of 35 projects across […]
Deaf charity calls for better inclusion at public events
By Louise Doyle A Letterkenny charity providing a range of specialist supports and services to people who are deaf and hard of hearing is calling for greater consideration by those who organise public meetings. Chime works in partnership with other organisations and service providers to make their services fully accessible to Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. […]
Concern over transport hub delays in Letterkenny
By Chris Ashmore Concern has been expressed that the delays in developing a modern regional transport hub in Letterkenny will lead to ever worsening traffic jams – not to mention increased costs associated with the planned project. A number of sites have been considered – but progress has been slow and with the town’s population […]
Songstress Mary to launch debut album
By Paul McElwee SATURDAY night sees new musical adventure begin for one talented Letterkenny woman as she launches her debut album. Mary Bates only began singing last summer but, already, she has found the confidence to unleash her talent on a welcoming public with ‘Melodies of Healing’ to be heard for the first time in […]
Special night planned to celebrate the memory of Eddie Murray
A SPECIAL tribute night for popular Letterkenny man Eddie Murray is being organised next month to mark what would have been his 50th birthday. The music event will take place at No. 58 in Letterkenny’s Central Bar and will give family and friends of Eddie a chance to celebrate his life and his love of […]
General election hopeful climbing a mountain of a different kind
by Louise Doyle LETTERKENNY woman Nikki Bradley is no stranger to climbing mountains, but she is scaling a mountain of a different nature as she takes on a gruelling canvas ahead of her general election bid. A disability advocate and cancer survivor, Senator Bradley was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma when she was 16 years of age. Advertisement She has since […]