Donegal County Council and Irish Water have issued a Boil Water Notice on the Fintown Public Water Supply and Meenmore – Meenatinney group water scheme to protect consumers following advice from the Health Service Executive. A routine water sample has detected cryptosporidium in the treated water coming from the Fintown Water Treatment Plant and […]
Freedom of county for Coleman this evening
SOCCER hero Seamus Coleman will have the county’s highest honour bestowed upon him at a civic reception in Lifford this evening. A native of Killybegs, Seamus Coleman plays with the Everton club in the English Premier league and has captained the Republic of Ireland national team. Speaking ahead of this evening’s event, which takes place […]
Inspired to #haveago in 555km Donegal Atlantic Way
Marvin is now one of an eight person team currently in training and will take part in the Donegal Atlantic Way Ultra Race
Musician is hoping ‘irreplaceable’ violin can be fixed
Mairéad is now hoping that she can find a fiddle-maker on Shetland who can repair her instrument.
Crisis at LUH due to increased bed demand
The escalation policy has been partially invoked almost continually over the past six weeks in order to deal with increasing bed demand.
Emergency Department Delays at LUH
The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy today, 31 May with significant numbers of patients awaiting admission to the hospital. We apologise to patients and their families for these delays. The Full Capacity Protocol has been implemented and all efforts continue to be made to identify patients who are appropriate for […]
Donegal International Rally is running at full capacity
The official launch of the Joule Donegal International Rally takes place on Friday at the County Council Offices starting at 7.30pm
Special meeting to discuss Gaoth Dobhair’s wild rhubarb problem
Gaoth Dobhair’s famous natural beauty is being threatened by a wild rhubarb plant which is out of control and spreading rapidly. Gunnera Tinctoria, the plant’s official name, was once used as an ornamental plant in gardens but it has recently become widespread in Glassagh and Brinalack, destroying fields and the area’s famous landscape. It has […]
New €3.4m project at LUH will be complete within days
Both units are co-located to the southern end of the original 1960s building and were both significantly affected by the flood waters of July 2013.
Work continues to secure high quality water supplies
Work is continuing in Donegal to secure high quality water supplies for over 45,000 people. Irish Water is progressing projects which will see the removal of 12 water supplies in Co Donegal from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Remedial Action List (RAL). Irish Water has prioritised a programme of works to ensure their removal for the […]