The Letterkenny & Environs Development Plan 2003 - 2009 sets out the guidelines for the development of Letterkenny. It covers everything; roads, housing, education, water and all other infrastructure pieces. It sets out how the town should grow, and where.
The current plan expires in 2009 and Letterkenny Town Council, together with Donegal County Council, has […]

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 […]

Congratulations to the Gallagher clan, who have today set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people with the same surname. More than 1,500 Gallaghers gathered at Letterkenny IT this afternoon, beating the record set by the Joneses in Wales last year.
The event took place as part of the Gallagher Clan reunion, […]

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 […]

A quick post to say that the Letterkenny Town Bus is now in action. The bus started runing this morning (Mon, July 23rd) and will operate daily from 7am to 7pm.
The bus is operated by Dohertys of Dungloe, and runs on two routes around the town. The draft routes where presented to the Councillors  in […]

Just off Highland Radio, where I was discussing the Moquito system with a representative of Youth Work Ireland and Sammy Wasson of Mac Security in Letterkenny.
I’m opposed to the system, as I’ve mentioned here before. I don’t believe the system is fair, and on my last post Damien Mulley raised the question of the legality […]

As has been the case at many recent council meetings, the meeting of Monday May 14th featured a long discussion about the old and new Leisure Centres in Letterkenny. At this meeting, there where two motions (one from Cllr Jimmy Harte, one from Cllr Neil Clarke) calling on the council to keep the old centre […]

1) Commiserations to St Eunan’s College, who lost by two points after extra time in yesterday’s All Ireland B Colleges Football Final. The winners where St Marys from Edenderry. Congratulations to the College on a great season, and best wishes for the years ahead. I’m sure this year’s team will play as big a part […]

A quick note to send best wishes to the Donegal GAA team, ahead of tomorrow’s National Football League Final in Croke Park, and the St Eunan’s College team, who have an All Ireland final in Breifne Park in Co Cavan later today.
Donegal have had a great season, and this is their best chance in years […]

As in previous years, Donegal County Council is running a Christmas Tree Recycling programme.
Christmas trees can be left for recycling at the Car Park of St. Conal’s Psychiatric Hospital, on the Kilmacrennan Road. There is a staffed area reserved solely for trees, which is open until 4:30 Monday to Thursday, and open until 3:30 […]