Mixed weekend results for northwest basketball teams
Fabplus North West claimed an impressive victory in the National League at the weekend, defeating Ulster Elks in Ballyshannon. There was disappointment on the double for EJ’s Sligo All Stars though, as they lost at home to Kilkenny on Saturday and away to Cork side Fr Mathews on Sunday. LYIT…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
Letterkenny AC athlete Karol Duggan’s scintillating 2017 cross country season reached its zenith on Sunday in the British and Irish Masters’ Cross Country International at Gransha, Derry. Karol had a most successful outing, from both a personal and a team perspective. Karol was up against the top masters from Ireland and Britain…
Letterkenny win at Bank of Ireland Enterprising Awards
Letterkenny won the Connaught/Ulster Regional Award in the Bank of Ireland National Enterprising Town Awards last night. The awards ceremony took place in Tullamore where 76 towns and villages were shortlisted for awards. Carrick on Shannon in Co. leitrim also scooped the Regional Award and mid size town National Award…
Call for ‘city’ status for Sligo and Letterkenny . . . but Sligo councillor asks what it would mean
Calls are being made for investment in the North West to become a national priority. IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, say there is currently a lack of prioritisation for the region. Sligo and Letterkenny have seen a steady decline in population since 2011. And IBEC says the north…
Calls for Sligo and Letterkenny to be given city status
Calls are being made for Sligo and Letterkenny to be given city status by 2040. The two largest towns in the Northwest have seen a steady decline in population since 2011. IBEC, the group that represents Irish business, say that the Northwest region seems to be deprived because it doesn’t…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
The tremendous form shown by Letterkenny AC athletes, since the start of the cross country season 6 weeks ago, was shown again on Sunday in the Uster Novice Cross Country Championship. The LAC men’s team made light work of the heavy mud at the Finn Valley Centre. They picked up team gold.…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
The highlight of the Donegal cross country season, the Donegal Senior Championship, was held on Sunday at the Finn Valley Centre. The 2 Letterkenny Athletic Club teams put on excellent performances and came away with a plethora of individual and team medals. Terrific packing ensured that the women’s team retained…