Renovation plans for old St Conal’s Hospital


ALMOST three quarters of a million euro is to be spent upgrading St Conal’s Hospital in Letterkenny. The HSE has advertised for a contractor to carry out extensive works both inside and outside the 19th century building. These include the replacement of slates with Bangor blue natural slates, repairs to roof and floor timbers, work to […]


Donations for Ramelton crash victim top €14,000


THE brother of a Ramelton man critically hurt in a crash says the support that has poured in has been “overwhelming”. Brendan Friel suffered catastrophic injuries when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car between Letterkenny and Ramelton on July 28. The 25-year-old was rushed to Letterkenny University Hospital’s intensive care unit. He has since left […]


Hospital under ‘significant pressure’ this morning


LETTERKENNY hospital’s emergency department is under significant pressure today with high attendances and long waiting times. There are currently 43 patients on trolleys between the emergency department and other areas in the hospital. As of 8am this morning there were 11 patients with Covid-19 being treated while yesterday 113 people attended the emergency department. Advertisement […]


Councillor questions plans to cut speed limit


A Letterkenny councillor says he is unsure whether plans to reduce the speed limit on the Four Lane Road are workable. A public consultation is ongoing into proposals to drop the maximum permitted speed from 100kph to 60kph. At the moment, with work ongoing, the speed limit is 50kph. Construction on the new road layout […]


Investigation launched into major fish kill


INLAND Fisheries Ireland is investigating a major fish kill incident in the Glenagannon River in Inishowen. Environmental and Fisheries Officers from the North-Western River Basin District were alerted to the incident by a member of the public via its 24-hour confidential hotline number on Friday. Following patrols conducted along the river Inland Fisheries Ireland has […]


Donegal musicians tuning up for Buckfest


A number of Donegal bands are preparing to rock out at a mini festival taking place in Strabane shortly. Buckfest – a play on the famous Buckfast wine which was a staple of any night out for young people of a certain age growing up – will see four groups take to the stage of the popular Dicey […]


International award for Donegal composer


THE judges at an international film festival were so impressed by a Donegal composer that they created a new award category for him. Orrie McBrearty’s score on ‘Other Land’ was named Best Soundtrack at the Portuguese Surf Film Awards. The Castlefinn man created the music after being approached by film maker Alice Ward. Advertisement Other Land follows […]