Inspirational Donegal woman praised after Everest trek


DONEGAL woman Jennifer Doherty, who is blind from birth, received huge praise after returning from her recent trek to Mount Everest base camp. Jennifer and a group of climbers from the county were led by Letterkenny mountaineer Jason Black who became the first Donegal person to reach the summit of Everest in 2013. The climbing […]

UK Tote explains delay in Lifford stadium reopening


THE UK Tote Group’s product director has confirmed that Lifford greyhound stadium is on course to reopen later this year. Jamie Hart’s comments quash speculation that plans to recommence racing at the track have derailed. It is over a year since a business consortium made the surprise announcement that it had purchased the stadium. Advertisement […]

Pop-up vaccination clinics in Buncrana


TWO Covid-19 pop-up vaccination clinics will be held in Buncrana tomorrow and Saturday. The clinics will be held in the Exchange Inishowen, Castle Avenue, Buncrana, from 11am to 5.45pm for those aged 12 years and over for dose one, dose two and booster vaccines. Those 65 years and over who are eligible for a second […]

Minister confirms LUH angiogram service will continue


FOLLOWING this morning’s meeting about the future of the angiogram service at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that the service will continue. The service, which has until now been run by an independent private operator that travelled to the hospital weekly, will now be run by […]

Meeting over hospital angiogram service


A MEETING over the future provision of the angiogram service at Letterkenny University Hospital will take place this morning. Members of the HSE’s Regional Health Forum and Oireachtas members will hold a meeting with Saolta management over serious concerns about the withdrawal of the service. Up until the end of May the service has been […]