http://www.letterkennypost.com Letterkenny's free weekly newspaper Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:20:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [gallery] http://www.letterkennypost.com/2010/03/10/out-and-about-the-pulse-7/ [gallery] http://www.letterkennypost.com/2010/03/10/out-and-about-sister-saras-4/ [gallery] http://www.letterkennypost.com/2010/03/10/errigal-college-talent-show/ Finn Harps kick-off their Airtricity First Division campaign in Longford on Saturday. And for manager James Gallagher it’s been a case of “shop local.” All the squad, bar Marc Brolly and new signing Johnny Lafferty, are from Donegal. Gallagher says that his side will be aiming to collect all three points at Flancare ... http://www.letterkennypost.com/2010/03/04/harps-begin-new-season/ A Donegal woman has won a gold medal in the World Masters Speed Skating Championships for the second time in four years at Baselga di Piné in Italy this week. Clare Scanlon of Crossroads, Killygordon, won the title for her adopted homeland, Holland. The former Finn Valley AC member won ... http://www.letterkennypost.com/2010/03/04/ice-cool-champ/ A number of councillors are consistently parking illegally when they attend meetings of Donegal Co. Council in Lifford. When meetings are held, it is common to see cars parked on the bend of the Diamond – despite the fact that double yellow lines are clearly visible. And it’s not just a case ... http://www.letterkennypost.com/2010/03/04/some-councillors-ignore-yellow-lines/ A Milford student has been crowned Google’s second Irish Doodle 4 Google competition winner after seeing off competition from around the country in a public vote. Ruth Deeney, from the Loreto Community School in Milford, emerged as the winner after competing against 80 regional winners in the Transition Year, 5th ... http://www.letterkennypost.com/2010/03/04/google-doodle-winner/ A 10-MONTH-OLD male Golden Eagle chick that was born and reared in a Donegal eyrie has been found poisoned on the Sligo/Leitrim border at Truskmore Mountain. Conall, named after the Irish translation of Donegal, was found using the GPS satellite transmitter attached to his back. The Golden Eagle Trust had ... http://www.letterkennypost.com/2010/03/04/golden-eagle-poisoned/ DONEGAL Co. Council is set to slash expenditure on major road, housing, water and sewage treatment programmes in the next few years. And there could also be cut-backs on a range of community based projects ranging from libraries to playgrounds. Hundreds of millions worth of projects face being delayed or ... http://www.letterkennypost.com/2010/03/04/cut-backs-for-major-projects/ The Industrial Development Authority has unveiled a new job creation stategy to attract foreign firms – and Donegal could be one of the biggest beneficaries. It has committed itself to locating 50% of all Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to outside of Dublin. And it is understood that there will now be positive ... http://www.letterkennypost.com/2010/03/04/ready-for-new-jobs/