THE MANAGER of Letterkenny University Hospital has apologised to the women impacted by serious failings in the hospital’s gynaecology services following the publication of a damning report. The review found women who suffered delayed cancer diagnosis were wrongly triaged and not booked in for follow up appointments in some cases. It identified that 38 women […]
Flood warning ahead of Storm Francis
DONEGAL County Council has issued a warning about possible flooding ahead of the arrival of Storm Francis. Earlier today Met Éireann issued a status orange weather warning for intense rainfall for Donegal and other parts of the country effective from 9pm tonight until 5pm on Tuesday. This will lead to rainfall accumulations of between 40 […]
Status Orange rainfall warning issued
A STATUS Orange warning for rain has been issued by Met Éireann as Storm Francis approaches. Intense rainfall is expected from 9pm tonight leading to accumulations of between 40 and 60mm. The warning has been issued for Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Wexford, Cork, Kerry and Waterford and will remain in palce until Tuesday at 5pm. […]
New book to help kids starting school during pandemic
LETTERKENNY parenting coach, Helen Swierszcz, has written a book designed to help children starting primary school during the pandemic. The mother of three has a child of her own starting junior infants in September and hopes the bedtime story will help children process the experience of starting school in a Covid-19 world. “This book introduces […]
Tory to become first autism friendly island
TORY is on the road to becoming Ireland’s first autism friendly island with members of the business community receiving training from Autism Awareness Northwest. The first step was taken last week when a training day was held on the island with business owners, families and members of the school community coming together to hear about […]
HSE data breaches revealed
THERE were almost thirty HSE data breaches in Donegal last year with more than half taking place at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH). The data breaches included a number of incidents at the hospital’s maternity department where personal medical records were found in the wrong patient’s files. Breaches also occurred in Donegal’s Mental Health Services including […]
Weather warning issued for thunderstorms
Met Éireann has issued a status yellow warning for thunderstorms in Donegal which will remain in place until tomorrow morning. Scattered thunderstorms are expected with lightning, hail and a risk of localised flooding. The thunder warning is in place for Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan and Leinster until 8am on Tuesday.
External Gynaecologist and manager brought in at LUH
AN EXTERNAL gynaecologist and a senior manager have been drafted in to lead changes at Letterkenny University Hospital’s Gynaecology Department following a review into the safety and quality of its services. It comes as whistleblower, Bristol based Consultant , Dr Margaret MacMahon, who campaigned tirelessly for the review following the death of her sister, had […]
Kayakers rescued off Portsalon pier
Lough Swilly RNLI along with Mulroy Coast Guard were tasked with rescuing three kayakers that got into difficulty just north of Portsalon pier yesterday evening. One of the casualties was picked up by a small fishing boat in the area, the other two made their way onto rocks and were assisted by a paddle boarder. […]
Revealing the true extent of Donegal’s homelessness
THE NORTH West Simon Community has written to every councillor and TD in Donegal raising serious concerns about their future if funding lost as a result of the pandemic is not matched. Speaking to the Donegal News, General Manager of North West Simon Community, Noel Daly said they are down €140,000 from the start of […]