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Top comic Carr sparks anger as he calls Letterkenny a ‘gateway to the ’70s”

written by Stephen Maguire April 9, 2018
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Comedian Jimmy Carr has evoked the wrath of the people of Donegal after he slagged off their town.

The Eight out of Ten Cats star was appearing in Letterkenny’s Clanree Hotel last night.

But while there, Carr tweeted a not very complimentary of Donegal’s biggest town.

Carr posted a tweet of himself with a toy doll in front of a tourist sign for Letterkenny.

And he tweeted “I’m in Letterkenny ‘Gateway Town’. What they don’t tell you is it’s a gateway to the 70’s.”

But the Mayor of Donegal and Letterkenny resident, Cllr Gerry McMonagle said Carr should look at himself first.

He said “Well at least our jokes aren’t from the 1970s. And I wonder did Mr Carr charge 1970s prices into his concert.

“I’m not from Letterkenny but I choose to live here as I think it’s a great town with so much going for it.”

Top comic Carr sparks anger as he calls Letterkenny a ‘gateway to the ’70s” was last modified: April 12th, 2018 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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