“The interests of businesses in Letterkenny and particularly on the Main Street must be protected when public protests are being organised in the town”, said Cllr. Michael McBride. At Tuesday’s Municipal District meeting, he had a motion adopted requesting that the organisers of any protests in Letterkenny would engage with An Garda Siochana, Donegal County Council, Letterkenny Chamber and the emergency services to minimise the impact of such events on the business community. The motion was passed after a lengthy debate with the Mayor of Letterkenny, Cllr Gerry McMonagle saying at the outset that an initial motion would need to be amended in order to have the unanimous support of the elected members. It had stated that the Council consider the possibility of holding any planned public gatherings in alternative locations to the Main Street in Letterkenny.
