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Many High Street stores operate in Letterkenny.

The town is the north-west regions major shopping centre and helps to serve outlying areas including rural County Donegal and Derry.

The three main shopping malls are the Courtyard Shopping Centre, the Forte Shopping Centre and the Letterkenny Shopping Centre, the latter being the oldest.

Built in 1984, it is the largest shopping centre in County Donegal, and was the first of several such complexes in Letterkenny.

It is also the third largest in the Harcourt Developments retail portfolio.

While originally built on the outskirts of the town, urban expansion means it now lies in the town proper.

Letterkenny has been identified as one of Europe's fastest growing towns by business owners.

The centre remained largely unchanged until 2004, when the centre was expanded, and new lighting, flooring and decor were added.

More retail units were constructed along with the expansion of the Tesco outlet and thus becoming " one of the Major developments in Ireland ".

The carpark was extended to allow for a capacity of 750.

The entire project was overseen by the Burke Morrison Engineering firm.

These centres feature numerous international and Irish chains such as Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Eason and others.

There are also many other small centres such as the Glencar Shopping Centre and the Market Centre.