Call for additional signage at new one way system


By Emma Ryan LETTERKENNY councillors have called for extra signage to be installed at the new one way system at the Cathedral following issues with heavy goods vehicles. The problem has arisen since the works were finished on the new one way system at the Cathedral as drivers of heavy goods vehicles are advised not […]


Council to review signage following incident at Market Square


BETTER signage is to be erected informing lorry drivers that they are not permitted to drive down into Letterkenny’s Market Square. There are already warnings in place but they do not go far enough according to Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh. He told the latest meeting of the Letterkenny and Milford Municipal District how a heavy goods vehicle […]


Major plan for ‘Square’ approved


A MAJOR plan that will see the transformation of Market Square in Letterkenny was approved at a special meeting of Donegal County Council on Wednesday. The decision to move forward with the planned redevelopment was deferred in September so that objections from local businesses and taxi operators over the relocation of taxi bays could be […]


Market Square plan deferred over taxi rank concerns


A DECISION to move forward with the planned redevelopment of Market Square in Letterkenny has been deferred so that objections from local businesses and taxi operators over the relocation of taxi bays can be looked at more closely. A petition with 51 signatures, put forward by Hugh McFadden on behalf of taxi drivers, was submitted […]


Details of Market Square redevelopment published


Plans to transform Letterkenny’s Market Square into a European-style plaza have taken a significant step forward with the publication of a detailed design. From today (Thursday) the public will be able to have its say on the redevelopment proposals which will see many of the square’s existing features either relocated or removed altogether. It is […]


Winning design for Market Square announced


THE winning design in the architectural competition to re-imagine Market Square in Letterkenny has been announced this morning. Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Donegal County Council announced that the submission by Joseph McCallion has been chosen. Launched in July 2020, the competition invited concept design proposals to redesign Market Square as a great […]


Design proposals sought for Letterkenny’s Market Square


  Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Donegal County Council presents a competition for the reimagining of the public space at Market Square, Letterkenny. The competition is inviting concept design proposals for Market Square, Letterkenny, that embrace architecture and design in creating great places that people want to experience and spend time in. The […]