New state of the art X-ray facility is launched


A NEW state of the art community X-ray facility was officially launched in Letterkenny this week. The new facility is operational since January 2023 at the Errigal Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Hub located on the Kilmacrennan Road opposite the entrance to the hospital’s Emergency Department. The facility, which is the fifth community x-ray location in […]

Letterkenny musician reflects on US tour and what lies ahead


BY PADDY WALSH It’s a Thursday night on San Francisco’s Valencia Street and in a tiny office space, a handful of stairs away from the stage on which ‘The Murder Capital’ have just performed, Gabriel Blake is reflecting on the band’s U.S. tour which is drawing to a close. Just fifteen minutes previously the Irish […]

War of Independence flying column monument to be unveiled


BY RÓISE COLLINS A monument honouring Paedar O’Donnell’s flying column that fought in Donegal during the War of Independence is to be unveiled in Ballymacool Park this weekend. Pat Doherty will be the guest speaker at the event being held on the outskirts of Letterkenny. Ballymacool is significant as this is where the IRA flying […]

Film on the impact of direct provision to be screened in Letterkenny


A FILM based on a woman’s experience in direct provision will be screened at a free event in Letterkenny this evening. Amnesty International Ireland (Letterkenny group) and the Law Society, ATU, Letterkenny, will host a special screening of ‘Aisha’ at the ATU Letterkenny campus at 5.30pm. A post-film discussion on lived experiences in direct provision will […]

Fuel prices hit lowest level since September 2021


BY DIONNE MEEHAN ACCORDING to the latest AA Ireland Fuel Survey, fuel prices have fallen to their lowest level since September 2021. In a small survey of five local filling stations last week, the price of a litre of diesel ranged from €1.50 at Jones Oil in Letterkenny to €1.55 in Circle K in Letterkenny. […]

Letterkenny mural highlights climate crisis


A STRIKING new mural in Letterkenny raising public awareness about the global climate crisis has been capturing much attention. Located on the front of Letterkenny Youth and Community Club, formerly Devlin Hall, Lower Main Street, the mural is one of three young people from three Donegal towns have designed. The three murals are the clarion call of […]

McGarrigles Shoes gets set to close after over 40 years


WHEN Kevin McGarrigle opened McGarrigles Shoes in Letterkenny back in October 1982 it marked a new beginning for the family-run business that first opened in Strabane almost 20 years earlier. Kevin was only 23 years old when in 1980 he took over the Old Spirit Bar on Letterkenny’s Main Street from Pat O’Donnell and Sean […]