The Letterkenny Post (formerly the Letterkenny Leader) is a freesheet newspaper published by River Media in Letterkenny, County Donegal. It was the first paper from River Media. The newspaper specialises in property, motoring, entertainment, farming and fashion. Its offices are located at the Dry Arch Business Park, Bonagee. The paper also publishes a free digital copy of the paper through its website.

It was published weekly from 1 September 2005 with close to €700,000 being invested in its weekly publication. The paper has an estimated weekly readership of 60,000.

The newspaper is owned by River Media, who also publish Kildare Post, Donegal Post, Inish Times, Monaghan Post, Sligo Post, Finn Valley Post, and Cavan Post. The Leitrim Post, once published by River Media, ceased publication in 2009.

Letterkenny (from the Irish: Leitir Ceanainn), with a population of 17,568, is the largest town in County Donegal in Ireland. Located on the River Swilly in east Donegal, the town, along with the nearby city of Derry, forms the major economic core of the north-west of the island of Ireland.

Letterkenny is County Donegal's largest and most important town, providing the county with the necessary commercial, retail, social and economic facilities. Hundreds of people travel to and from Letterkenny everyday for work, whether in the town's many I.T. companies, General Hospital, schools and retail outlets. The following indicates the distance and travel time (on main routeways) between Letterkenny and Donegal's other main centres:

Ballybofey - 21.3 km - 21 minutes; Ballyshannon - 68.7 km - 58 minutes; Buncrana - 40.1 km - 40 minutes; Carndonagh - 60.1 km - 1 hour; Creeslough - 26.2 km - 27 minutes; Donegal Town - 48.5 km - 45 minutes; Dunfanaghy - 36.1 km - 36 minutes; Dungloe - 50.1 km - 52 minutes; Falcarragh - 39.7 km - 42 minutes; Glenties - 44 km - 46 minutes; Gweedore - 46.4 km - 48 minutes; Killybegs (via Donegal Town) - 75.7 km - 1 hour & 8 minutes; Lifford - 25.4 km - 26 minutes; Milford - 19.9 km - 25 minutes.

Kevin McLaughlin (born 20 September 1984) is a professional rugby union player from Ireland. He attended the primary school Kildare Place National School and was educated at secondary level at Gonzaga College. He plays provincial rugby for Leinster and used to play club rugby for University College Dublin RFC until they were relegated to AIL Division 2. He now plays for St. Mary's College RFC.

McLaughlin made his debut for Leinster in a Magners League clash against Glasgow at Hughenden in march 2007, and his Heineken Cup debut against Toulouse at Stade Ernest Wallon in November 2007.

On 17 October 2009, McLaughlin scored 2 tries in a Heineken Cup win against CA Brive.

On 13 November 2009, he made his Ireland A debut in Ravenhill against Tonga XV.

On 20 January 2010, he was named in the provisional Ireland squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship, and on 2 February 2010 he was named in the side to make his debut in the Six Nations' opener against Italy at Croke Park.

Michael Hudson McHugh, AC, QC (born 1 November 1935) is a former justice of the High Court of Australia; the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy.

The son of a miner and steelworker, he left school at 15 despite excelling academically and in rugby league at Marist Brothers, Newcastle. For the next seven years, he worked as a telegram boy, crane chaser, sawmill worker and labourer until he enrolled at evening school. At 22, with his Leaving Certificate in hand, he started studying law.

McHugh was admitted to the New South Wales Bar in 1961 after taking the Barristers Admission Board Examinations. He was appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1973 and was Vice President of the New South Wales Bar Association, 1978-81, and later as President, 1981-83. In 1980, he was counsel for Wyong Shire Council in the landmark negligence case on breach of duty, Wyong Shire Council v Shirt. He was President of the Australian Bar Association 1983-84. He was appointed as a Justice of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 1984.^{[citation needed]}