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Former Mayor of Letterkenny (2005 - 2006)
Member of Letterkenny Town Council

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Al Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize

Friday, October 12th, 2007

I was pleasantly surprised this morning to read that Al Gore, and the International Panel on Climate Change, have been awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for “for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such [...]

Update Sept 30th 2007

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

UPDATE: Congratulations to St. Eunans’s, who were victorious today.
A few quick updates:

It’s County Final day again. St Eunan’s are taking part in their third final in a row, against a Glenswilly side which has only been playing senior football for a few years. The atmosphere around town has been electric. Highland Radio will have full [...]

“Family Fun Day” at Letterkenny Leisure Centre

Friday, August 31st, 2007

A free “Family Fun Day” will take place at the new Leisure Centre on Saturday, September 15th from 2pm to 5pm.
The day will include:

Free balloon modelling
Free face painting
Free entry to Pool between 2 and 5pm
Free draw for Family Membership
Loads of Prizes
DJ at the Centre

The council ran three well-attended open days before the Centre opened. This [...]

Update - Scam in local Newspapers

Monday, August 27th, 2007

A quick update to last week’s post on the scam in last week’s Donegal News.
I’ve spoken to the editors of the paper, who were very quick to respond on Friday morning. They have printed a good piece in today’s paper warning people about it, and are investigating the source of the ad to see is [...]

 
icon for podpress  Shaun Doherty Show - Scam - 27 Aug 2007 [10:17m]: Play Now | Download

Scam Advert in Local Papers

Friday, August 24th, 2007

On Wednesday of this week, Damien Mulley reported on his blog about a scam that was being operated via an advert in the Irish Examiner. The advert offers a jon that pays £3000 per week, for 2-3 hours work. When you contact them, they tell you it is to do with lodging cheques, removing your [...]

Update August 20th 2007

Monday, August 20th, 2007

A few quick updates.
RTE is reporting that the Galway Water Situation has been resolved. The boil notice has been lifted, and water has been deemed safe to drink. As the article notes, 240 people officially suffered from Cryptosporidiosis, although the official figure is likely to be in the region of 5,000. The official figures were [...]

Letterkenny Update, 09/July 2007

Monday, July 9th, 2007

A few notes about Letterkenny today.
Firstly, the new Regional Sports Centre is now finally open. All the “ceremonial” stuff was done last week, and all aspects of the centre are now open for full access from today onwards. I’ve put a few photos of this on the net, you can see them here.
The new Regional [...]

More Skateboard Photos

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

Thanks to Jay Doherty, from bogginzine.com, here are some more great photos taken at the Skate Park in Letterkenny.

I’d like to thank Jay for letting me use these photos, and to thank everyone on BogginZine.com for their feedback on the Skate Park. There’s plenty of good things about it, but also plenty we can work [...]

Donegal Tourism Advert

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Also available at YouTube.com. I really like these ads; they are really well produced, and show many of the best attractions Donegal has to offer. I’d have liked to see a proper voiceover done, and I’ve mentioned before about problems with the web address, but I’m still happy with these ads and delighted to see [...]

RTE Radio 1 Drivetime Interview

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Just off the Radio - had an interview with Mary Wilson regarding the Minister for Transport’s statement that he feels all Dual Carriageways should be changed to speed limits of 120km/h, from their current 100km/h.
The interview went well, and I got to talk about a number of other points related to Road Safety and our [...]

 
icon for podpress  RTE Radio 1 Interview - Mary Wilson & Damien Blake - June 29 2007 [8:15m]: Play Now | Download (417)
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