Donegal bus companies have welcomed the budget announcement that the Young Adult Card (YAC) will be extended. The transport initiative will now be made available to 16, 17 and 18 year olds following an expansion of the scheme in Budget 2023. The YAC offers students and young people a 50 per-cent reduction in transport rates. […]
More clarification sought over corruption claims
DONEGAL County Council is to write to Cllr Micheál Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig to again seek clarification about claims of corruption he made at last year’s budget meeting. At Monday’s council meeting Cllr Nicholas Crossan called for the clarification and said the allegation made last November of corruption within the Council has not been fully examined. […]
Steep rise in drink driving offences
DRINK driving offences have surged in Donegal Garda Division, according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Also up are assaults, harrassments and threats to murder. There were 243 attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences in Donegal Garda Division up to the end of June this year, which is up from […]
McConalogue welcomes awarding of funding for 5 Cross-Border Donegal Projects
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue today welcomed the announcement by the Taoiseach Micheál Martin of five successful Donegal projects awarded funding under the Shared Island Local Authority Development Funding Scheme. More than €4.3m has been allocated to 15 lead Local Authorities in the South, working in partnership with 9 Councils in […]
Hospital security staff called gardai over 20 times
SECURITY staff at Letterkenny University Hospital have contacted gardaí more than 20 times this year so far. The figure was provided to Councillor Albert Doherty in response to a question he raised at this week’s meeting of Regional Health Forum West. Cllr Doherty asked how many times security at LUH deemed it necessary and requested […]
Donegal and North West described as ‘lagging’
Donegal is among several counties that have been ‘demoted’ by the EU. The EU Commission decision to downgrade the north west to a ‘lagging region’ has been described as “disappointing” by the head of Letterkenny’s university. The reclassification is due to the west and north west becoming significantly less well-off, relative to the European average, over recent years. Advertisement The […]
Procedures postponed as LUH comes under ‘significant pressure’
LETTERKENNY University Hospital was under “significant pressure” yesterday, with a warning from management that all available beds were in use. In a statement, hospital management said 160 people had attended the emergency department on Tuesday. The high volume led to long wait times. Advertisement “The high number of people attending who need to be admitted […]
Weather warning issued for rain
Met Éireann has issued a yellow weather warning for rain in Donegal. The weather warning will come into force tomorrow (Friday) at 2am and will remain in place until 2pm. Tonight is expected to be wet and windy with these conditions continuing into Friday morning with strong and gusty southerly winds developing. Advertisement Heavy rainfall […]
As prices rocket many householders are facing a ‘Catch-22’ this winter
THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has admitted the incoming winter will be a ‘Catch-22’ scenario for many in Donegal. Programme Manager with the EPA, Pat Byrne was speaking to the Donegal News in the wake of the publication of the agency’s latest Air Quality in Ireland Report 2021. It reveals that while air quality in Ireland is […]
Medical staff at LUH getting more fearful as winter looms
NURSES and midwives in Letterkenny University Hospital are “on the floor” and “very fearful” for the winter months. That’s the stark warning from Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Industrial Relations Officer Neal Donohoe after the organisation was locked in talks with HSE management in recent days over emergency winter plans. Speaking to the Donegal News following the crucial […]