Letterkenny Post

Farmers hold up supermarket giant in protest over prices

Jul 1st, 2009

By Andrew Jennings
Reporter
HUNDREDS of angry farmers convened outside the entrance to Musgrave’s distribution centre in Kilcock on Tuesday afternoon (June 30) to protest against the major supermarket chains, which they say are destroying their livelihoods.
In a warning to the supermarkets the farmers prevented distribution trucks from passing through the entrance to Musgraves, which distributes to [...]

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Heartless thieves

By Carmen Bryce
Reporter
Heartless thieves broke into the cars of mourners at a graveyard in Monasterevin last week, where a funeral was taking place.
The opportunistic criminals waited until the unsuspecting car owners were paying their last respects at the Kill Hill cemetery on the Athy Road before smashing the windows of two vehicles and taking off [...]

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CHAMPIONS

Minor B Hurling Final: Kildare V Westmeath
Kildare 2-12
Westmeath 1-9
Celebrations greeted fans of Kildare Minor hurling at the weekend, when they had a fantastic win over Westmeath.
The match did not look very promising to start with but Kildare soon found their feet and it was not long before they caught up and surpassed their opponents.
With two [...]

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