A PENSIONER who owned a provisional licence for more than fifty years is celebrating after finally passing his driving test. Retired welder James Byrne (69), admitted he was thrilled when he passed his driving exam last week. “I was absolutely delighted. It was a fantastic feeling,” he said. Mr Byrne, from Narin Road in Ardara, […]
Covid vaccine now available at Letterkenny pharmacy
LloydsPharmacy in Letterkenny has been confirmed by the HSE as one of five LloydsPharmacy stores so far in the Republic of Ireland to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to patients. This week, the HSE approved the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in a select number of pharmacies in Ireland. Patients receiving their vaccines from the pharmacy […]
Environmental surveys for Donegal flood relief schemes
CONSULTANTS Byrne Looby have been appointed to undertake engineering and environmental services for flood relief schemes in Ballybofey-Stranorlar, Buncrana and Ramelton. They will begin baseline surveys on Monday next, June 21. The initial surveys will take approximately two weeks. Further surveys will be conducted over the coming months. Donegal County Council says the survey teams […]
Significant delays for patients at Letterkenny hospital
Patients attending the Emergency Department, outpatient and other appointments at Letterkenny University Hospital are facing significant delays as the impact of the ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems continues to affect the delivery of hospital services. Although progress has been made to get priority systems back up and running including radiology, diagnostic/laboratory and […]
Helping to bring the buzz back into Letterkenny
THERE is a real buzz about Letterkenny this week as more than 100,000 native black honey bees have taken to the skies. It is part of growing efforts to bring nature back into urban areas that will see beehives placed on flat root roofs around the town to increase biodiversity. Phase One of the ambitious […]
Letterkenny man rises to Pfizer challenge in Germany
A LETTERKENNY man is responsible for delivering life-saving medicines to patients in hospital intensive care units and emergency departments across Europe. John McGinley is Hospital Business Unit Lead and Managing Director for Pfizer in Germany. A former St Eunan’s College student, John (45) is the eldest son of John and Liz McGinley. He has four […]
Letterkenny Covid-19 hub closes this afternoon
THE Covid-19 community assessment hub at Kilmacrennan Road, Letterkenny, will close for the last time today. The centre was established by the HSE last year to help manage the increase of Covid-19 (coronavirus) cases in the community. The facility provided an important safety valve in keeping numbers down, Intensive Care beds free and Letterkenny University […]
Gaoth Dobhair’s Men’s Shed look to the bigger picture
THE Gaoth Dobhair Men’s Shed is collecting donations to buy coronavirus vaccines for people in countries that cannot afford them. The ‘Give the World a Shot’ campaign – set up by An Scioból in conjunction with UNICEF – aims to help low and middle-income countries access vaccines against Covid-19. The fundraising campaign, which is being […]
Six Donegal farmers paid over €100,000 last year
OVER 8,000 farmers in Donegal received €60million in direct payments under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy last year, with one farmer receiving almost €158,000. New figures published by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine this week show direct payments to farmers rose by over €1m to €1.19bn in 2020, although there were almost […]
New online booking system for Covid-19 tests in Donegal
The HSE has started the roll-out of a new online booking system for Covid-19 tests. From today, Tuesday 1st June 2021, people living in the vicinity of the Letterkenny test centre will be able to log on to the online system and book their Covid-19 test up to 24 hours in advance. Work is currently […]