A message of support for the people of Creeslough was given by Sinn Féin President, Mary Lou McDonald during her key note address at the party’s Ard Fheis this evening. During the televised speech at the RDS she said “the nation wraps its arms around you.” “In hard times, when the odds are stacked against […]
Vaccination clinics planned across county this week
COVID-19 vaccination clinics will be held across Donegal over the coming week as the HSE has urged people to get vaccinated in order to protect the healthcare system this winter. The vaccination centres and pop up mobile clinics are offering primary vaccinations and adapted bivalent booster doses to eligible cohorts. These new adapted bivalent vaccines […]
Saolta to appoint new senior manager
A NEW senior manager is to be appointed to help address governance issues at Letterkenny University Hospital. The move follows a series of workshops facilitated by consultancy firm Ernst & Young (EY) earlier this year held between Saolta management and hospital staff. They were held in response to a damning report by the Health Information […]
Mica homeowners lodge first claim in the High Court
MALIN based William and Grainne O’Doherty yesterday saw a major milestone achieved in their battle for justice to have those responsible for their crumbling home, built with defective materials, made to answer. In what may well become Ireland’s largest class action type case, a Statement of Claim was lodged with the High Court on Tuesday […]
Warning as two cases of bird flu confirmed
Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, is to introduce regulations that require all poultry and captive birds to be confined in a secure building. The regulations come into force on November 7 under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. The regulations are being treated as a precautionary measure against avian influenza. Advertisement This measure was […]
Retired principal takes on Dublin marathon test
Former Principal of Coláiste Ailigh, Micheál Ó Giobúin should be living a life of rest and relaxation following his recent retirement. Instead, he has been putting himself through the paces by running the Dublin Marathon last Sunday. The seed was planted three years ago following a conversation with his daughter Niamh, although he applied, Covid-19 […]
Farmers protest ahead of High Court hearing
FARMERS who say they are owed substantial amounts of money from Edenmore Farm Meats took part in a second protest yesterday ahead of the case coming before the High Court on Monday. The Lifford-based abattoir ceased trading in 2016 with outstanding debts of around €2.5 million. In an effort to get the money back they […]
Rail campaign group to host Letterkenny event
Local group ‘Into the West’ are set to launch a campaign in the hopes of reopening the ‘North West Rail Corridor’. ‘The North West Rail Corridor’ combines two former rail segments into a new corridor reconnecting most of the largest towns in west Ulster to the island’s rail network. It is almost 60 years since trains last ran […]
Gardaí appeal for vigilance after spate of burglaries
GARDAI in Letterkenny are appealing to people to exercise vigilance as winter approaches following a spate of burglaries around the county in recent days. In the most recent incident, the back door of a house at Long Lane, Newtowncunningham, was forced open and entry gained on Saturday, October 29, at 9.20pm. One bedroom was ransacked […]
Launch of new book marks hotel’s centenary
Arnolds Hotel in Donegal, which is well-known to thousands of Northern Ireland guests, is celebrating its centenary this weekend with the publication of a new book by the Dunfanaghy Writers Circle. Titled “The Jacaranda Tree”, it contains a selection of poems and prose by writers from all over the North who have attended the hotel’s […]