By Chris Ashmore DONEGAL County Council is holding a public information event today in the Station House Hotel in Letterkenny about plans to develop an Active Travel Project from the bottom of Convent Road in the town to the entrance to the Ballymacool estate. Members of the public are being encouraged to come along and […]
Mullan family inquest listed for mention at Coroner’s Court
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AN inquest into the deaths of a father and his two children will be mentioned at a sitting of the Coroner’s Court in Letterkenny tomorrow. John Mullan (49) and his children Tomás (14) and six-year-old Amelia tragically lost their lives when the family’s car skidded into water in August 2020. The family were returning home to […]
Letterkenny road works could last for 12 months
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By Chris Ashmore WORKS on an Active Travel Project on one of Letterkenny’s busiest roads – which will see the installation of new cycle paths and pavements but at the expense of removing turning lanes for vehicles – could take between nine and 12 months to complete, the Donegal News can reveal. Traffic came to […]
Letterkenny and Inishowen residents warned after a series of ‘bogus callers’
GARDAÍ in Donegal are warning people to be extra vigilant with reports that bogus callers have been operating in different parts of the county. The Gardaí received a number of reports of people encountering these callers in the Inishowen and Letterkenny areas this week. People are encouraged to stay vigilant regardless of where they are […]
Danu Young Women’s Choir shines at National Barbershop Championships
MEMBERS of Danu Young Women’s Choir are celebrating an incredible weekend of musical success at the 34th Annual Convention of the Irish Association of Barbershop Singers (IABS), held at the INEC Gleneagle Arena, Killarney. Two ensembles from the Danu community took home top national honours, showcasing the extraordinary talent and dedication of young singers from across Donegal. The […]
Views wanted on plans to transform part of Letterkenny
AN event will be held this week to give people a chance to have their say on plans to transform part of Letterkenny’s town centre. Donegal County Council has launched a public consultation process for the ‘Cathedral Quarter Park’ Project in Letterkenny – an urban development project which will create an new park with a […]
Roadshow drives home the message of road safety
OVER 2,500 Transition Year and 5th year students from schools across Donegal attended the Donegal County Council AXA Roadsafe Roadshow on Tuesday and Wednesday in the Aura Centre, Letterkenny. The Roadsafe Roadshow is a powerful event designed to educate students on the potentially devastating consequences that road traffic collisions can have on their lives and […]
UPDATE: Emergency services respond to fire in Letterkenny
Gardaí and fire crews this evening attended the scene of a fire in Letterkenny. The blaze broke out in the Leck area of the town late this afternoon. It’s understood the fire was on land close to houses. Fire brigade personnel attended the incident and the fire was brought under control.
The Third Degree: ‘I’d rather be on the lap-top than face a sink full of dirty dishes’
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Hi Louise, thanks for doing this interview. Could you tell us a little about yourself please? I have lived in Letterkenny my whole life, although I went to university in Galway, lived in France for a while to work as an au pair, and did a bit of backpacking with Ray in South America before […]
Letterkenny woman digs deep for fifth national title
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By Evelyn Cullen A Letterkenny woman has once again dug her way into the history books, claiming her fifth national title in the Senior Ladies Loy Digging competition at the National Ploughing Championships. Marion Boyce, from Castleshanaghan, struck gold at this year’s festival, which took place from September 16 to 18 in Screggan, County Offaly. […]