Local media today is buzzing with the report that Dr James Mc Daid has announced his retirement from politics at the next election. It’s on the front of today’s Donegal People’s Press (their website is here but hasn’t been updated yet), this Highland Radio article, a piece on BreakingNews.ie and I’m sure more places to [...]

The website for the 2006 Fleadh Cheoil, taking place in Letterkenny from the 20th to the 27th of August, has been online for the past few days at www.fleadh2006.com
I’ve been working on the website for the past few weeks, particularly with Paddy and Fiona Tunney who have both been working extremely hard all year on [...]

A huge congratulations today to Kathryn Daly and all involved with the Letterkenny Educate Together group, as their school has been officially sanctioned to open in Letterkenny in September.
Educate Together Schools are multi-denominational, parent-led schools with a strong focus on inclusion and bringing children of differing religious, cultural and social backgrounds together. After the development [...]

I’ve been away for the last few weeks, hence the lack of updates on this website. I’d like to thank Deputy Mayor, Cllr Ciaran Brogan for looking after my Mayoral deputies while I was away, and I’d also like to again offer my congratulations to Ciaran and his wife Lorraine on the arrival of their [...]

Earlier today I was in St Eunan’s College to speak to a group of 3rd Year students, who are currently doing a project on local politicians as part of their CSPE class. I was asked to attend and speak to them by their teacher, Ms Doherty.
It went very well. I spoke primarily about the roles [...]

Following on from yesterday’s Derry People Donegal News front page story, there was a discussion today on Highland Radio about Letterkenny Town Council’s decision to erect a Celtic Cross at the Cathedral Car Park, which would also feature an image of Pope John Paul II. This decision is being questioned, as the Car Park is [...]

Just read this article on RTE.ie
O2 to abolish roaming charges in the North
O2 will abolish roaming charges between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for its 1.6 million customers from April. The company has also abolished roaming charges across the UK and Ireland for its business customers.
From April, roaming between here and the North [...]

A quick post- Letterkenny will feature heavily on RTE1 tomorrow night (Friday January 27th 2006). The show, which is on at 7:30pm, is featured on RTE’s website as follows:

19:30 Fleadh Cheoil
New series taking a look at Ireland’s largest traditional music festival. Pat Butler and Breda Smyth present some of the highlights from last summer’s festival in [...]

Donegal County Council has recently advertised for the first scheme of Affordable Housing to come on the market here in the Letterkenny area. The ad is featured has been featured in the local press, and I’ve copied it below.

Donegal County Council
Are you a 1st time buyer?
Affordable Housing Scheme- Carnamuggagh, Letterkeny
Donegal County Coucil are making four [...]

As someone who uses the Internet every day for work, research, communication and education, this story has caught my attention. I’m sure there are many across Donegal who will wish this was something that had happened here:
NORTHERN IRELAND FIRST IN EUROPE WITH 100% BROADBAND
Northern Ireland is the leading broadband region in Europe with 100% [...]