The Aura Leisure in Letterkenny has scooped the ‘Gold Standard Outstanding Award’ at the Ireland Active National Quality Standard Ceremony held in Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny. This marks the 10th year in a row that Aura Leisure has received the Gold/Outstanding Award. The National Quality Standard Awards have been held annually since 2001 and are the […]
25 additional schools approved for Hot Meals Programme
Twenty-five Donegal schools have been approved for the Hot Meals Programme that will be rolled out from April 2024. The announcement by the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, that 900 extra schools are to be included in the initiative will see a total of 150,000 children at 1,400 schools benefitting from the Hot Meals […]
New policy for family carers launched at LUH
A NEW initiative that ensures family carers are welcome at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) has been launched. LUH has become the first hospital in the country to implement a new policy for patients and their carers, based on “John’s Campaign”. This development gives carers access to their loved one outside of general visiting times and […]
Tips to winterproof your home as cold weather arrives
With Christmas approaching and temperatures dropping, now is the time to take some simple steps to winterproof your home and prevent issues with your water during cold weather. Uisce Éireann is sharing tips to prevent freezing pipes, leaks, and damaged heating systems, while also helping protect our water supplies. The utility company say by following these […]
Developers sought to deliver social housing projects
Donegal County Council has launched a new turnkey acquisition process seeking proposals from developers to deliver turnkey social housing units to help meet the Council’s social housing need. This is a county-wide process and proposals can be made for any town or village throughout the county, on lands suitable for housing purposes. A key objective […]
More than 20,000 Donegal families to receive double child benefit
MORE than 20,000 families in Donegal will receive a Double Child Benefit Payment tomorrow (Tuesday) to support them with the cost of living crisis. The measure means that €280 per child will be paid in respect of 43,966 children in the county. Minister Humphreys also announced the details for the Christmas Bonus, which will be […]
Letterkenny employee Kyle Burke clinches ‘One to Watch’ award
In a celebration of excellence, Kyle Burke from Letterkenny has emerged victorious, securing the prestigious “One to Watch” award at the Chartered Governance Institute UK and Ireland. The black-tie event took place last week in Mayfair, London at the InterContinental Park Lane. This prestigious award recognizes Kyle as one of the rising stars within governance […]
€300,000 for Donegal sports clubs
Five Donegal sports clubs have been allocated a total of €300,000 for the upgrading of their facilities under the CLÁR Programme. The clubs set to receive €50,000 each are CLG Chloich Cheann Fhaola, Castlefin Celtic FC, Glenswilly CLG, CLG Malainn, CLG Ghleann Fhinne and Gleneely Colts FC Sports and Leisure Club. Welcoming the allocations, Donegal […]
Covid outbreak at hospital as emergency department is extremely busy
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is dealing with an outbreak of Covid-19 while the emergency department is extremely busy with high numbers of people attending in recent days. On Thursday 146 people attended the Emergency Department and there are currently 80 patients in the ED with eight patients waiting to be admitted. In a statement this afternoon […]
Cathaoirleach praises signing of updated memorandum of understanding as ‘significant’
CATHAOIRLEACH of Donegal County Council has praised the signing of the updated education memorandum of understanding (MOU) as an important cross-border step forward for the north west. Cllr Martin Harley was one of a number of delegates at a meeting of the North West Strategic Growth Partnership at An Grianan Hotel in Burt. Welcoming the signing of the updated MOU, he […]