List of Letterkenny people
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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.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Sport
- 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
- 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
[edit] Media
- Jerome Hughes - TV3 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
- Chris Ashmore - Sportsreader and Leteditor
- 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
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Crime
- Redmond O'Hanlon - Outlaw
- James Moore - Great grandfather of Elizabeth Kenny
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