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 […]


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 […]


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 […]