Donegal County Council is warning of poor road conditions around the county this morning with areas of Letterkenny badly affected due to heavy snowfall. The local authority is advising drivers to avoid the Sentry Hill, Cathedral Area, New line Road and Ard O Donnell areas of the town. “Roads in poor conditions due to snow. […]
Tickets selling out fast for Letterkenny Trad week
TRAD Week, Letterkenny’s annual celebration of Irish traditional, folk and world music, is back this month and tickets have been selling fast. Presented by the Regional Cultural Centre and An Grianán Theatre, Trad Week will host some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians that take Irish music to a new level, while some of Ireland;s finest […]
Letterkenny ranked sixth cleanest town
LETTERKENNY has been ranked sixth in the latest Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) survey, making it one of the cleanest towns in the country. The cathedral town scooped the sixth spot in the ranking of 40 towns and cities nationwide and was deemed ‘cleaner than European norms’. Naas was found to be the country’s cleanest town in […]
Walk-in flu vaccinations in Letterkenny
Letterkenny Community Vaccination Centre is now offering walk in flu vaccination clinics for all children aged two to 17 years.
ShopLK gift card sales smash €4 million barrier
SALES of ShopLK gift vouchers have topped €4 million. Last year saw a 34 per-cent rise in the popularity of the shopping initiative which took it past the milestone figure. ShopLK has gone from strength to strength since being launched in 2004 by Letterkenny Chamber. It moved to gift card format in 2015 and sales have increased year […]
200 vacant properties brought back into use in Donegal
OVER 200 vacant properties were brought back to use in Donegal during 2020 and 2021 at a cost of almost €3m to the taxpayer. The cabinet met for the first time in the new year last week, the meeting agenda included the approval of the government strategy to fast-track the bringing of vacant homes back into […]
Donegal County Museum Needs your Help with ‘From Conflict To Division- Donegal
Donegal County Museum is looking for objects and materials connected to the final years of the Decade of Centenaries, for its exhibition ‘From Conflict To Division- Donegal 1919-1925’. This major exhibition focuses on the years 1919-1925 in Donegal. Exhibition topics range from the War of Independence and the Civil War to Partition and the work […]
Yellow weather warning issued for Donegal
Met Eireann has issued a level yellow wind warning for Donegal. The warning will remain in place from 10am Saturday, January 7 until 8am Sunday, January 8. Southerly winds, veering southwesterly, will be very strong and gusty, especially near coasts with localised wave overtopping possible. Advertisement For more information visit www.Met.ie
Fire Service praised for speedy response to bus fire
The Fire Service arrived on scene at the Bus Éireann fire at the Dry Arch Roundabout 10 minutes after mobilising and were confronted with a fully developed fire. At 8.40 pm yesterday evening, 5th January 2023, Letterkenny Fire Brigade mobilised to a vehicle fire on the inbound lane of the dual carriageway at the Dry […]
Bus catches fire at Letterkenny roundabout
EMERGENCY services are battling a blaze in Letterkenny this evening after a bus caught fire. The Bus Éireann vehicle caught fire at approximately 8.30pm at the Dry Arch roundabout. The roundabout is currently closed as emergency services deal with the blaze.