List of Letterkenny people
The following is a list of notable people who were born in, lived in for a significant length of time or are buried in Letterkenny, the largest town in County Donegal, Ireland.
Arts
- Stopford Augustus Brooke - writer
- Jean Glover - entertainer
- Redmond Herrity - sculptor
- Gerard Lough - filmmaker
- John Nee - actor
- Paul Rooney - contemporary artist
- Paddy Tunney - singer-songwriter
Ecclesiastical
- Philip Boyce - Bishop of Raphoe
- Séamus Hegarty - Bishop of Raphoe
- Patrick O'Donnell - Irish Cardinal and Bishop of Raphoe
- James Whyte (1868–1957) - third Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin, New Zealand (1920-1957)
Media
- John Breslin - Highland Radio broadcaster
- Richard Crowley - RTÉ reporter
- Shaun Doherty - Highland Radio broadcaster
- Cathy Grieve - BBC News reporter
- Greg Hughes - Highland Radio head of news
- Jerome Hughes - TV3 reporter
- Donal Kavanagh - Highland Radio newsreader
- Noel Slevin - Donegal Democrat journalist and Donegal on Sunday columnist
Politics
- Harry Blaney - T.D.
- Neil T. Blaney - T.D. and Minister
- Niall Blaney - T.D.
- Jimmy Harte - Independent politician
- Rev John Kinnear - M.P. and 1870s tenant rights campaigner
- Dessie Larkin - Mayor
- Don Lydon - Senator
- Sean Maloney - Politician
- Jim McDaid - T.D. and Minister
- Bernard McGlinchey - Senator
- Joe McHugh - T.D.
- Walter Patterson - first British colonial governor of Prince Edward Island
- John P. Wilson - Tánaiste
Sport
- Brendan Boyce - athlete and 2012 London Olympian
- Eddie Brennan - Gaelic footballer[1]
- Martin Carney - Gaelic footballer and RTÉ Sport commentator
- Gary Crossan - athlete
- Mark Crossan - Gaelic footballer
- Gavin Cullen - association footballer
- Philip Deignan - cyclist and 2008 Beijing Olympian
- Brendan Devenney - Gaelic footballer[2]
- Conal Dunne - Gaelic footballer
- Ciara Grant- association footballer
- Ciaran Greene - Gaelic footballer and association footballer[3]
- John Haran - Gaelic footballer
- Sinead Jennings- Olympian rower
- Rory Kavanagh - Gaelic footballer
- Karl Lacey - Gaelic footballer[4]
- Conrad Logan - association footballer
- Christopher Malseed - association footballer
- Tommy McCafferty - kickboxer
- Danny McDaid - two-time Olympian
- Colm McFadden - Gaelic footballer
- Mark McGowan - Gaelic footballer
- Kevin McHugh - association footballer
- Denis McLaughlin - association footballer
- Sean McVeigh - hurler
- Charlie Mulgrew - Gaelic footballer
- Michael Murphy - Gaelic footballer[5]
- Kevin Rafferty - Gaelic footballer[6]
- Tommy Ryan - Gaelic footballer
- Ross Wherity - Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer
- Joe Winston - Gaelic footballer
Others
- Conrad Gallagher - chef
- Redmond O'Hanlon - outlaw
See also
References
- ↑ Foley, Cliona (19 September 2002). "Furious Killybegs thrown out of championship". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 19 September 2002.
Ardara argued that Eddie Brennan, a Sligo county panellist, should not have been allowed transfer from his native Drumcliffe to Letterkenny last March, because he was a student at the Donegal IT. But the County Board upheld Letterkenny's argument that Brennan qualified to transfer because he is living and working locally.
- ↑ "Devenney's future in balance". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 10 May 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2002.
- ↑ Foley, Alan (26 January 2012). "Green checks in at Harps". Democrat. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
Greene [...] works as a financial advisor at Gallagher/McCahey Financial Services Ltd in Letterkenny...
- ↑ McKenna, Ewan (23 August 2012). "Forward-thinking McGuinness and Horan have turned old ruins into new empires". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
There's a clip on YouTube of Karl Lacey doing gym work at 7.0 in the morning before going to work in Letterkenny, and he trained again that night.
- ↑ "Up Close and Personal with...Michael Murphy". GAA.ie. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Picture special: Rory Kavanagh returns to Scoil Cholmcille with Sam". Donegal Daily. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
Pupils at Scoil Cholmcille – the boys school – formed a guard of honour for Rory and his teammates Colm McFadden, Frank McGlynn and Kevin Rafferty. Both Kevin and Rory are also past pupils of the school.
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