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process, which they believe will bring out better ideas for what will be a “once in our lifetimes”
decision.
Friday, November 23rd 2030
Golden Falcon Sightings along the River Swilly?
Letterkenny today celebrated the opening of the ulchabhan sneachtuil (snowy owl) wildlife
sanctuary by the Minister of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Seamus
O’Loughlin. This is a far cry from what the river looked like twenty years ago, when it was in an
extremely vulnerable state. Environmental awareness was of little interest. However, this
mindset began to change particularly with the levelling off of economic activity and the
downturn of 2012, where people began to notice their surroundings more, and realised that they
depended on natural ecosystems for providing many valued resources and services. “Natural
wealth” (the value of goods and services that nature provides to people) has become a key
phrase in the region today.
Sunday, September 15 th 2030
Am I loud enough?
A number of community members have expressed concern regarding the impact of noise
pollution on the health and welfare of the community. Furthermore, according to sources in the
police department, an undercurrent of anti-social behaviour is ready to surface again unless
tackled immediately. It has been suggested that the city curfew be put in place again to
regulate the activities of juveniles between the hours of midnight to 6am. Successful before,
communities and local authorities managed to introduce the curfew back in 2021 to tackle antisocial
behaviour of youths. This action was necessary as hooded gangs of kids went about
terrorising up-standing citizens of the community, but were also caught drinking and stealing.
The Lord of the Flies scenario demonstrated how the youth were taking some sort of control
over the city through fear but this behaviour provoked the people of Letterkenny to take a
stance and the curfew was an absolute success.
Tuesday, August 8 th 2030
Demand remains high for Letterkenny office space
How did this happen? Well, Letterkenny became a leading light in the creative industries sector.
In line with the cultural and economic development strategies, Letterkenny’s economy became
diverse, fuelled by creative and grass-roots entrepreneurial flair. The city promoted this new
creative hub, which included broadcasting, journalism, cultural production and filmmaking, with
the opening of the Letterkenny Letters festival. This festival began in 2010 and each year,
audiences and businesses were drawn to the Northwest to explore the convergence of art, film,
and technology. As time went on, by 2015, TG4 relocated its head office to Letterkenny in order
to capture the language and ideas of the natives in the Gaeltacht areas and around.
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