Plans for €4m development at LGH


By Harry Walsh
PLANS are being made for a new €4 million medical training school in Letterkenny. The Donegal News learned yesterday (Thursday) that senior officials in the HSE along with senior businessmen and friends of the hospital are putting the plans in place to build a comprehensive medical education and research facility at Letterkenny General Hospital. NUIG is to contribute €2 million towards the overall cost.


Donegal gymnasts off to the Worlds


Eleven Donegal Gymnasts are representing Ireland at the World Gymnaestrada in Lausanne Switzerland this week.
If you wondered what all the commotion was at 5.30am in the morning was last week it may have been due to the 11 young Donegal gymnasts that will make up the Irish team for the World Gymnaestrada.


McLoone discharged


LEO McLoone was discharged from Altnegalvin Hospital in Derry yesterday afternoon, Thursday, after the Glenties man underwent surgery on Wednesday to have a plate inserted into his eye socket.


Shay on his way to becoming a 'Villan'


SHAY Given has been identified by Aston Villa as the man to solve their goalkeeping shortage.

Villa have been without a front-line keeper since Brad Friedel brought his three-year claret and blue career to an end when he opted to join Spurs earlier in the summer.


The show goes on


DONEGAL Senior football manager Jim McGuinness will be keeping his fingers crossed that none of his players pick up injuries ahead of the Ulster final meeting with Derry on Sunday, July 17.

All members of the squad were released back to their respective clubs in time for this weekend’s Senior Football Championship First Round, Second leg ties.