Council urged to hold future public gatherings in town parks


by Louise Doyle CALLS are to be made for any future public events in Letterkenny to be held in the town park(s) after local businesses suffered financial loss when the town’s main street was closed during a protest and counter protest last weekend. Councillor Michael McBride, pictured below, is to table a motion at tomorrow’s Letterkenny-Milford Municipal […]


Over 2,000 customers without power in Letterkenny


UPDATE: Power has been restored. Over 2,000 customers are currently without power in Letterkenny. In all 2,102 homes and businesses are impacted by the power outage in the Gorlee area of the town. The power went out at around 3.45pm. The ESB said earlier today they hoped to have power restored by 4.45pm. However, that […]


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 […]


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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 […]