List of Letterkenny people

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. For a list of people from County Donegal, click "here."

Politics

* John P. Wilson - Former Tánaiste
* Jim McDaid - T.D.
* Joe McHugh - T.D.
* Don Lydon - Senator
* Jimmy Harte - Independent Politician
* Seán Ó Maolchallann - Green Party candidate for 2007 General Election
* Niall Blaney - Fianna Fáil Politician
* Neil T. Blaney - Former Minister
* Dessie Larkin - Former Mayor
* Damien Blake - Former Mayor
* Walter Patterson - First British colonial governor of Prince Edward Island
* Neil Clarke-Green Party

port

* Conrad Logan - Leicester City Goalkeeper
* Denis McLaughlin - Heart of Midlothian F.C. footballer
* Kevin McHugh - Derry City footballer
* Eunan Blake - Former Derry City Manager
* Paul Lowry - Letterkenny Rovers footballer
* Jeremy Worth - Letterkenny RFC player
* Jack McCloskey - NBA player and coach
* Philip Deignan - Cyclist and 2008 Beijing Olympian
* Charlie Mulgrew - Former Donegal GAA player
* Tommy Ryan - Former Donegal GAA player
* Colm McFadden - Donegal GAA player
* Rory Kavanagh - Donegal GAA player
* Mark Crossan - Donegal GAA player
* Oliver Horgan - Fanad United manager
* Gary Crossan - Athlete
* Paddy Delap - Organiser of Sligo-Letterkenny cycling event
* Josie Murray - Kickboxer
* Martin Carney- Former Inter-county Footballer and RTÉ Sport commentator
* Danny Mc Daid - Olympic cross-country runner Montreal 1976
* Paddy Toland - Former 3 Time Kickboxing Champion- www.ifka.co.uk

Media

* Jerome Hughes - TV3 reporter
* Cathy Grieve - BBC News reporter
* Richard Crowley - RTÉ reporter
* Donal Kavanagh - Highland Radio newsreader
* Charlie Collins - Highland Radio sportsreader
* John Breslin - Highland Radio Broadcaster
* Shaun Doherty - Highland Radio Broadcaster
* Lisa McKelvey - Newsreader and Donegal Democrat columnist
* Alan Foley - Donegal Democrat sports journalist and Sunday Times contributor
* Chris Ashmore - Sportsreader and Letterkenny Post editor
* Diarmaid Doherty - Highland Radio Sportsreader and journalist
* Tom Comack - Highland Radio Sportsreader and journalist
* Paddy Walsh - Donegal Democrat editor
* Ciaran O'Donnell - Donegal Democrat editor
* Noel Slevin - Donegal Democrat journalist & Donegal on Sunday columnist
* Greg Hughes- Highland Radio head of news

Arts

* Stopford Augustus Brooke - Author
* John Nee - Actor
* Jarla Duffy - Artist
* Paddy Tunney - Singer and songwriter
* Paul Rooney - Contemporary artist
* Steve Mc Collum - Film maker - various awards
* Gerard Lough - Film maker

Ecclesiastical

* Philip Boyce - Bishop of Raphoe
* Séamus Hegarty - Former Bishop of Raphoe
* Patrick Cardinal O'Donnell - Former Bishop of Raphoe
* Father Michael Carney - President of St. Eunan's College
* Father Eamonn Kelly - St. Eunan's Cathedral Priest

Crime

* Redmond O'Hanlon - Outlaw
* James Moore - Great grandfather of Elizabeth Kenny

Other

* Conrad Gallagher - Irish chef
* Tony O'Donnell - Health expert


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