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| Address | Main Street |
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| Location | Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Owner | Rar Fusion Limited |
| Type | Lounge and Bar |
| Opened | April 2006 |
Voodoo is a bar and nightclub in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. It opened in April 2006 and is located on Main Street.
Voodoo was designed by its former owners Jason and Sharon Black and has a capacity of 1500. [1] The club was constructed by Deluxe from Portadown, Northern Ireland. The club has three VIP rooms: The Red Room, China White, and The Glass Room.[ citation needed ]
Club Voodoo was nominated for Best Nightclub at the Licensing World Awards 2008. [2]
The building houses a bar named "Bar Voodoo". Sound systems are installed throughout the lounge giving equal volume to all areas.[ citation needed ] The lounge hosts live bands and DJs and alternative theme nights also. [3]
Club Voodoo opened a second club in Gweedore in July 2008. [4] It closed in August 2009, with "increased competition" being described as the main factor in the decision. [5] It was outside this nightclub that GAA All Star Kevin Cassidy's brother bit a man's ear off. Kevin Cassidy was later found guilty of affray and sentenced to community service. [6] [7] [8]
Letterkenny, nicknamed the Cathedral Town, is a large town in County Donegal, Ireland, on the River Swilly in the north-west of Ulster. Along with the nearby city of Derry, Letterkenny is a regional economic gateway for the north-west of Ireland.
Gweedore is an Irish-speaking district and parish located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland. Gweedore stretches some 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Glasserchoo and Bloody Foreland in the north to Crolly in the south and around 14 kilometres (9 mi) from Dunlewey in the east to Magheraclogher and Magheralosk in the west, and is sometimes described as one of Europe's most densely populated rural areas. It is the largest Irish-speaking parish in Ireland with a population of around 4,065, and is also the home of the northwest regional studios of the Irish-language radio service RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, as well as an external campus of the University of Galway. Gweedore includes the settlements of Brinlack, Bunbeg, Derrybeg, Crolly and Dunlewey, and sits in the shade of County Donegal's highest peak, Errigal.
The Donegal Senior Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by Donegal GAA and contested by the highest-level clubs, to determine the best team in County Donegal. Since 2016, it has been known as Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Donegal SFC after its headline sponsor.
St Eunans GAA is a dual club which plays hurling and Gaelic football. Its home ground is O'Donnell Park in Letterkenny. It fields 35 teams, making it the biggest club in its county.
Kevin Cassidy is an Irish-Scottish Gaelic footballer, businessperson, columnist and commentator. Though born in Glasgow, Scotland, he has been living in Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal from a young age.
CLG Ghaoth Dobhair is a GAA club based in the parish of Gaoth Dobhair in northwest County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. They are one of the strongholds of Gaelic football in County Donegal.
The Grill Music Venue, also known as The Grill, formerly The Golden Grill, was a nightclub located in Letterkenny, County Donegal, in Ulster, Ireland. Regarded as the unofficial Fianna Fáil headquarters, it has hosted Fianna Fáil party conventions and bingo sessions over the years. The complex housed six bars.
Main Street is an important thoroughfare in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland. Sometimes claimed to be the longest street in Ireland, it is divided into two sections, with Lower Main Street running from the junction at Oldtown Road to the Market Square and Upper Main Street running from the Market Square to the junction at Crossview House. Traffic flows in a one-way system from Crossview House southwards.
Four Masters is a GAA club located in the town of Donegal in County Donegal, Ireland. They are one of the strongholds of Gaelic football in Donegal.
Naomh Conaill CLCG is a GAA club for the Glenties parish in south-west County Donegal. As well as the town of Glenties, the club also covers the area to the village of Fintown and the areas of Kilraine, The Glen and Maas down to the Gweebara Bridge. Much of this area lies within the Donegal Gaeltacht area.
The 2012 All-Ireland Football Final, the 125th event of its kind and the culmination of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, was played at Croke Park, Dublin, on 23 September 2012. Donegal and Mayo, widely considered "one of the most novel final pairings of all time", met to decide the destination of the Sam Maguire Cup, with Donegal ultimately emerging victorious as Mayo were yet again undone by "the curse".
Eamon McGee is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for Gaoth Dobhair and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team. He is the older brother of Neil McGee.
Michael Boyle is an Irish sportsperson and Gaelic football coach. He plays with his local club Termon and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team.
Kevin Rafferty is a Gaelic footballer who plays for St Eunan's and, also formerly, for the Donegal county team.
Stephen Cassidy is an Irish former Gaelic footballer, born in Glasgow, Scotland, but living in Gweedore, County Donegal, from a young age.
Daire Ó Baoill is an Irish Gaelic footballer and former association footballer who plays for Gaoth Dobhair and the Donegal county team.
Naoise Ó Baoill is an Irish-Japanese Gaelic footballer, reared in Japan and Australia and currently playing for Gaoth Dobhair. He formerly played for the Donegal county team. He has also played Australian rules football and association football in the past.
Teach Mhicí is an Irish pub in Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal.
The Donegal Junior Ladies Football Championship is an annual LGFA competition organised by Donegal LGFA among the third tier ladies football clubs in County Donegal.
Glencar is a district located to the north of Letterkenny, County Donegal, in the parish of Conwal and Leck, Ireland.
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