THE Road Safety Authority’s (RSA) ‘Check It Fits’ service for children’s car seats will return to Donegal next week. The service is returning to face-to-face roadside tests following the pandemic to ensure that children’s car seats are fitted correctly in order to avoid a serious or fatal injury in the event of a collision. On […]
Picture Special: Special celebration to mark two decades of the Donegal Hospice
THE love, compassion and care shown to patients of Donegal Hospice and their loved ones was celebrated at a special event marking the facility’s 20th year in Letterkenny. Staff and volunteers past and present gathered at Knocknamona for a special celebration to mark the two decades of the palliative care unit. The eight-bed unit opened in 2003, having […]
Funding ring-fenced for island’s roads and laneways
ALMOST €1 million in funding has been announced for repairs and improvement works on Donegal’s rural roads and laneways. Donegal received the third highest allocation in the county under the government’s Local Improvement Scheme (LIS). Donegal received €840,509 through the 2023 Main LIS allocation while the county’s islands received €100,000. Advertisement Welcoming the announcement Minister […]
Letterkenny local wins €10,000 Scholarship with HSSCU
Health Services Staffs Credit Union provided a €10,000 scholarship to Letterkenny local Matthew Comiskey late last year. Matthew received one of the top spots out of over 290 applications received for the scholarships that year. Matthew is studying Biomedical Science at University Ulster. Congratulations to Matthew. HSSCU provides a total fund of €50,000 annually to […]
Rise in number of patients on trolleys at LUH
There are currently 29 patients on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital, a rise of seven when compared to yesterday. 18 patients are awaiting beds in the emergency department while 11 are on wards elsewhere in the hospital. 541 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 431 patients are […]
Donegal Daddy’s take on Brit Awards outfit goes viral
SAM Smith’s inflatable latex suit might have been the talk of the red carpet at this year’s Brit Awards but closer to home a Donegal man has put his own spin on the outfit. Micheál Brennan, aka Donegal Daddy, recreated the designer latex suit for a fraction of the price using something nearly everyone has […]
Traffic lights for Polestar ‘cannot come soon enough’
NEW traffic lights for the Polestar Roundabout “cannot come soon enough”, according to Cllr Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly who this week urged the local authority to have lights operational as soon as the Four Lane road is completed. All roads leading to the roundabout come to a standstill in the morning and evening with motorists reporting […]
Funding applications invited under Community Recognition Fund
Donegal County Council and the Donegal Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) are inviting Expressions of Interest from Community groups in County Donegal for funding under the Communities Recognition Fund for Capital Projects. The allocation to County Donegal is €3,114,395. This Fund aims to support the development of community infrastructure and facilities in recognition of the […]
Emergency action needed to ‘tackle runaway rents’
Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has called on the Government to take emergency action to tackle ‘runaway rents’. This comes as the latest Daft.ie rent report published this week found that rents in Donegal have increased by 18 percent in the past year. The average rent now stands at €960. Advertisement Deputy Doherty has called on […]
Pringle hits out government over ‘subsidised energy companies’
Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, has hit out at the government as he claims it subsidised energy companies at the expense of its own citizens. Addressing the Dáil today, Deputy Pringle said: “Last month, Europe’s gas prices returned to pre-war levels, yet citizens’ bills continue to soar while energy companies make eye-watering profits. The […]