Property owners are being urged to check their buildings for structural damage and to secure any loose material ahead of the onset of Storm Jocelyn on Tuesday evening. Landowners are also asked to check trees on their land. It comes as Donegal County Council is warning of the possibility of further trees falling over the […]
Iconic ‘Big Tree’ blown down at O’Donnell Park
By Diarmaid Doherty The overnight storms have caused widespread damage in and around Letterkenny where thousands of ESB customers remain without power this morning. A number of schools and businesses are staying closed this Monday morning due to power outages. Advertisement Several roads were partially blocked last night after trees and power-lines were blown down. […]
Four Lane Road subject to an ‘ongoing review’
by Kate Heaney ACKNOWLEDGING that the four lane carriageway in Letterkenny is now more or less completed, Cllr Donal Coyle has called on the council to contact Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to install reflectors on the central divide of the road. “It is a very good job and the traffic lights are working well. There […]
Plans lodged for coffee and bistro shop in town
PLANS have been lodged with Donegal County Council for a bistro and coffee shop in Letterkenny. Applicant Ballyshannon Retail Limited have submitted proposals seeking planning permission for the erection of a new two-and-a-half storey building comprising a new bistro, coffee shop and deli shop area at Slate Row. The proposed plans also comprise the demolition of […]
Calls for inspection over fire hydrant clog concerns
CALLS are to be made for the immediate inspection of all fire hydrants in Letterkenny to ensure that they are fit for purpose. Concern emerged in December after Donegal Fire Service was alerted to a fire in a two-storey semi detached house in Meadowbank Lane in the town, but struggled to access water due to […]
The Murder Capital shortlisted for RTÉ Choice Music Prize
LETTERKENNY’S Gabriel Blake and his band The Murder Capital have been shortlisted for this year’s RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year 2023. Their second studio album ‘Gigi’s Recovery’ is one of the ten shortlisted in the catagory. The album was released via the band’s own record label, Human Season Records, on January […]
Thirty patients waiting on trolleys at LUH this morning
THERE are thirty patients without a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, according to the latest Trolley Watch figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). Thirteen patients are waiting on trolleys in the emergency department and 17 elsewhere in the hospital. According to the HSE’s daily urgency and emergency care report there […]
New Enterprise Rent-A-Car branch opens in Letterkenny
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has continued its growth programme in Ireland with the opening of a new branch in Letterkenny. Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine and Donegal representative, Charlie McConalogue TD officially opened the branch, which adds to Enterprise Mobility’s growing presence in Ireland. The new facility in Letterkenny will bring 10 jobs, while also providing […]
Donegal priest: ‘There is no shame in asking for help’
By Diarmaid Doherty A Donegal priest has highlighted what he says is the growing number of deaths in the county associated with addiction and mental health issues, and called on people who may be experiencing problems to show courage and seek help. Fr Ciaran Harkin said very few families escape the scourge of addiction or […]
Burial takes place of young woman killed in crash
A SPECIAL burial service took place on Tuesday for Layla Hussein Ali who died in Friday night’s road traffic collision outside Letterkenny. Originally from Somalia, the 22-year-old died after she was struck by a vehicle on the main Letterkenny to Kilmacrennan road at Illistrin. It is understood the deceased had been living in Donegal since last […]