LETTERKENNY University Hospital is deferring all procedures and appointments with the exception of very urgent inpatient, day surgery, diagnostics tests and outpatient appointments from this morning, Monday March 16th until further notice. This is to ensure that the hospital has the necessary capacity to deal with any increase in suspected and confirmed COVID 19 cases. […]
Council issue updated statement on Covid-19
Donegal County Council has issued an updated statement in relation to its Business Continuity Plan around COVID-19 and the evolving situation. The Council has closed to the public its libraries throughout the County, the County Museum and the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny. Staff in these facilities continue to attend for work and will deal […]
Dungloe celebrates million euro lotto win
THERE is celebrations in Dungloe after a local shop sold this week’s winning lotto ticket worth €1 million. The winning ticket for Wednesday night’s Lotto Plus 1 draw was sold Kavanagh’s SuperValu in Dungloe. Manager of the store Liam McShea said it was great news for the local community and that €1 million is a […]
All masses cancelled in Raphoe diocese
All masses with congregations have been cancelled in the Diocese of Raphoe until March 29. Bishop, Alan McGuckian announced in a letter this morning that the cancellation order, which also includes Station Masses and House Masses, will be reviewed at the end of the month. In his letter the Bishop said: “Dealing with the Coronavirus […]
HSE issue statement on visiting arrangements
THE HSE has issued a statement on visiting arrangements for community hospitals and nursing units in the County. “We request that Immediate family members only visit and that children do not visit. Visiting should be limited to one person at a time. We request that people should be sensible regarding their visiting and that anyone […]
Schools, colleges, childcare facilities to close
SCHOOLS, colleges and childcare facilities will close from 6pm today in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar made the announcement from Washington DC this morning, outlining a series of measures that are being introduced in a bid to slow down the spread of the virus. Cultural institutions, indoor gatherings of more than 100 […]
Donegal County Council issue statement on Covid-19
DONEGAL County Council has issued a statement this evening to provide citizens of the county with an update on Covid-19. It comes following the death of Ireland’s first Covid-19 patient and as the World Health Organisation declares the outbreak a pandemic. “Donegal County Council continues to keep up to date on the state of the […]
Orange wind warning issued for Donegal
MET Eireann has issued an orange wind warning for Donegal tomorrow with gusts of between 100km/hr and 120km/hr expected. The warning will be in place from 8am to 12 noon on Thursday. This follows a yellow warning for snow and ice that will remain in place until 8am tomorrow morning. A Met Eireann spokesperson said: […]
Odours at business park sparks investigation
DONEGAL County Council has launched an investigation into strong odours coming from the business park in Gaoth Dobhair. Complaints were made by members of the public and Councillor Micheal Cholm Mac Giolla Easbuig regarding the strong smell of chemicals coming from Páirc Ghnó Ghaoth Dobhair which is run by Údarás na Gaeltachta. An inspection was […]
Massive increase in calls to tackle rodents
A LOCAL pest control company has seen an increase of up to seventy per cent in call outs to homes and businesses dealing with rat and mice infestations. The extremely wet weather experienced in February is driving the rodents indoors and stricter regulations on the use of rat poison is also to blame, according to […]