by Louise Doyle DONEGAL County Council is remaining tight-lipped about the final costings of the Four Lane project – for now. The major multi million euro infrastructure project in Letterkenny has been beset with delays, with its completion now running more than a year over schedule. Advertisement The road works, between the Polestar and Dry Arch Roundabouts […]
Mary’s Meals hosting art sale
Mary’s Meals will host an art sale at Frame Masters, Canal Road, Letterkenny on Thursday evening, November 23. Over 150 paintings have been given to Mary’s Meals and any one of them would make a lovely present for a loved one at Christmas, on a birthday or anniversary. Mary’s Meals gratefully acknowledge the work and […]
Sign changes for Cathedral Quarter
SOME signage for the Cathedral Quarter in Letterkenny needs to be changed to allow people to find the area, Cllr Donal Mandy Kelly told Tuesday’s meeting of the Letterkenny Milford MD. He pointed out that signs for the area at Main Street, the old Courthouse and Church Lane currently read ‘Ecclesiastical Quarter’ and should read […]
Letterkenny and Twin Towns to switch on to Christmas
There will be road closures in Letterkenny between 5.30pm until 8.30pm on Sunday.
Local event to mark 60th anniversary of JFK assassination
AS the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy approaches, a film show and talk will be presented in Letterkenny tonight. The talk and film will outline his visit to Ireland in 1963 and his laying to rest at Arlington Cemetery later that year. The idea for the local event stemmed from […]
Garda investigation after medical files accessed
By Dionne Meehan GARDAÍ have launched an investigation after footage of people accessing confidential medical files at a building to the rear of St Conal’s Hospital in Letterkenny appeared online. In a video uploaded on the short-form video hosting app ‘Tik Tok’ an individual can be seen entering the building, locally known as the ‘new building’, […]
Latest storm evokes memories of Hurricane Debbie in 1961
The arrival of Storm Debi in the early hours of Monday morning will have evoked memories of when its near namesake, Hurricane Debbie, brought devastation to Donegal more than sixty years ago. This week’s Storm Debi, which began on Monday morning and was heralded by a weather warning brought disruption to several parts of the […]
Donegal’s longest running tattoo studio announces closure
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 […]