DEPUTY Charles Ward has told the Dáil that Donegal is in desperate need for a surgical hub. “Patients across the county are forced to travel very long distances to access essential care and life saving surgeries. Letterkenny University Hospital is severely underfunded and has insufficient resources to address the healthcare needs of people in the […]
Letterkenny residents urged to resist IPAS development
by Louise Doyle RESIDENTS in Letterkenny have been asked to fight against any attempts to turn a guesthouse into an International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) centre. The move comes as it’s emerged potential plans are afoot for the change of an existing guest house, known as Belvedere House, to provide accommodation to protected persons. Advertisement Documentation posted […]
Ballyliffin Coastal Challenge donates €10,000 to help rebuild Doagh Famine Village
BALLYLIFFIN Coastal Challenge has donated €10,000 to help rebuild the Famine Village on the Isle of Doagh. The Coastal Challenge is an organisation set up to promote tourism in the area, especially at Easter, when a 10 mile challenge took place through the Isle of Doagh and across Pollan Bay to the car park below […]
Harrowing loss leads to calls for better cancer services
By Róise Collins A LETTERKENNY woman who lost her father and brother to cancer within just three months of each other has told of how her family’s harrowing experience is leading her to call for better local services. Mary Devlin Orr, from Glencar, opened up to the Donegal News about her devastating loss after meeting with […]
Weather: Dry day with spells of sunshine
TODAY will be dry with spells of sunshine. Highest temperatures will range from a cool 13 degrees to 16 or 17 degrees. Tonight will be dry and mostly clear overnight. Advertisement Lowest temperatures of 2 to 7 degrees, possibly a little lower locally, in light variable breezes.
Deaths in Donegal, Thursday, May 8
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Margro McConnell, Belfast and Manorcunningham Myra Friel, Lifford Advertisement Bernadette Anderson, Letterkenny and Killygordon Mary McNelis, Ballyshannon James McGarvey, Bunbeg William known as Bill Mc Cauley, Doneyloop Mary Clare O’Donnell, Portnoo Liam Kelly, Donegal Town Michael (Mick) O’Dowd, Bunbeg and Sligo Jack Gallagher, Dublin and Creeslough Bernard […]
Weather: Dry and bright day with plenty of sunshine
TODAY will be dry and bright with plenty of sunshine and scattered cloud. Top temperatures will range from 15 to 18 degrees, but it will be a little cooler long the north coast with a moderate north-easterly breeze. Tonight will be dry and clear overnight with light breezes. Advertisement Lowest temperatures will range from 3 […]
Deaths in Donegal, Wednesday, May 7
The following deaths have taken place in Donegal: Mary Clare O’Donnell, Portnoo Liam Kelly, Donegal Town Advertisement Philomena Murphy, Stranorlar Michael (Mick) O’Dowd, Bunbeg and Sligo Hughie O’Donnell, Dungloe Jack Gallagher, Dublin and Creeslough Brendan Bushe, Donegal Town Bernie Deeney, Burnfoot Donnchadh Eddie Ó Duibheannaigh, Ranafast Kieran Boyce, New York and Glenties Bernard Keyes, Falcarragh […]
Driving test delays forcing young Donegal learners to break the law – road hauliers
IRISH Hauliers have accused the Road Safety Authority of “mismanagement of the driving test system”, as new Garda figures show a 95 per cent increase in the numbers of learner drivers caught driving unaccompanied in Donegal. The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) is calling for a root and branch review of the Road Safety Authority and their operation […]
Donegal schools prepare for Junk Kouture Dublin City Final
SIX Donegal schools are preparing to compete in the Junk Kouture Dublin City Final tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7. Taking place in The Helix, 60 talented design teams from across the country will gather in the capital to battle it out for a place in the Junk Kouture World Final 2025. The six local designs and […]