By Dionne Meehan DONEGAL’S longest running tattoo studio ‘Xtreme Tattoo’ has announced they will be closing their doors due to rising costs. Opened 23 years this month, the owner of the Letterkenny business, Wez Hughes took to social media this week to inform customers of the closure. Advertisement “This month Xtreme Tattoo is 23 years open […]
Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland to visit Letterkenny
THE Palestinian Ambassador to Ireland, Dr Jilan Wahba Abdalmajid, will visit Letterkenny later this month to mark the United Nations’ International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. The event is being hosted at the Regional Cultural Centre on Wednesday, November 29 at 6pm and will include a screening of a Palestinian short film followed […]
Letterkenny Christmas Annual to be launched
The launch of the 2023 Letterkenny & District Christmas Annual will take place tomorrow at 7.30pm in the Station House Hotel. First published in 1982 as a fundraising initiative for the newly built Community Centre, this will be the 42nd edition of the popular yearly treat for all ‘Townies’, both home and abroad. Stepping into the shoes […]
HSE Donegal Disability Services host Safeguarding Awareness Event
Donegal Disability Services held a safeguarding awareness event in the Raddison Blu Hotel in Letterkenny on Friday last, November 10, 2023. The event was run to mark national Adult Safeguarding Day. The aim of the national Adult Safeguarding Day was to raise a greater understanding of adult abuse and safeguarding and empower people to protect […]
Bonagee Link Bridge petition reaches almost 800 signatures
By Dionne Meehan A PETITION, set up calling for the Bonagee Link in Letterkenny to finally get off the ground, has racked up almost 800 signatures in just two weeks. Aimed at addressing the congestion issues on the primary route in and out of Letterkenny, the petition was set up on October 26. Advertisement Speaking to the Donegal News, […]
Letterkenny-based Ukrainian writer shortlisted for award
A Ukrainian woman living in Letterkenny, who was forced to flee her war-torn country, has been shortlisted from more than 100 entries in a new writing competition established by An Post, in association with the Irish Book Awards. The entry by Olga Kitik is in with a chance of winning the ‘New Voices Writing Prize’. It’s a […]
Fancy owning your own bank?
FANCY owning your own bank? Well now is your chance – mind you it may not be full of cash! The former Ulster Bank premises on Main Street in Letterkenny had a for sale sign erected on it this week. The branch which closed on April 21 is one of 39 to be offered for sale […]
Letterkenny records worst air quality in the country
AIR pollution levels in Letterkenny have spiked in recent days and the town’s monitoring station recorded the worst quality in Ireland on Friday, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The monitoring station on the High Road showed spikes of particulate matter (PM2.5) 27 times above the level recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) […]
Letterkenny man’s poem sparks nostalgia and dereliction concerns
My Home Town What have they done to my home town? Lower Main Street’s falling down We used to have a Market Square And everyone would gather there Butchers, bakers, real shoemakers Old style pubs and undertakers The Dolphin café, the Centre Spot There we would meet and talk a lot The Fiesta ballroom, the […]
A night for Ted Ponsonby
A CELEBRATION of life concert in memory of Donegal musician Ted Ponsonby takes place on Monday in Letterkenny. There was much sadness across the county in September following the death of Ted Ponsonby, late of Glencar Scotch, who has been remembered as one of Donegal’s finest ever musical exports. A host of musicians will come […]