The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital has been extremely busy over the past week with on average 120 patients presenting for treatment every day. Yesterday 139 people attended the Emergency Department. The high number of people attending who need to be admitted for ongoing treatment means that there is pressure on bed availability and […]
Shines Seafood launch Irish sardines range
Killybegs-based Shines Seafood has launched Shines Irish Sardines, representing the first time Irish sardines have ever been sold in retail outlets in Ireland. Previously sourced from Sardinia, Shines Seafood now use Irish sardines caught by small inshore Irish boats in the clean waters around the Irish coast, supporting local fishing communities.Shines Irish Sardines are caught […]
Photographs catch the eye at Dunfanaghy GC
Sitting in the bar of Dunfanaghy Golf Club you cannot help but notice the many photographs on the wall.
Letterkenny Vaccination Centre closing at 4pm today
The early closure is as a precautionary measure ahead of the Status Orange wind warning for Donegal at 4pm.
Letterkenny filmmaker’s movie makes it screen debut
“I was told by many people to forget about the cinema or that the cinema was dead or dying.”
Special meeting to consider multi-million euro project
THE provision of two new multi-million euro business, enterprise and innovation centres in the heart of Letterkenny moved a step closer this week. Donegal County Council in partnership with the Donegal 2040 Strategic Development Designated Activity Company proposes to carry out the mixed use development as Phase 1 of the ‘Letterkenny 2040 Strategic Urban Regeneration […]
Ramelton woman to highlight mica crisis in Toronto
“I feel very passionate about this. I have seen families living in caravans. Marriages are breaking down due to the stress of mica.”
McMonagle elected chair of HSE regional health forum
COUNCILLOR Gerry McMonagle has been elected, uncontested, as the new chairperson of the HSE Western Regional Health Forum. After two years of online/virtual group meetings, the Regional Health Forum held its first in-person meeting in Galway on Tuesday, where a new board of officers was elected for the upcoming term. The Sinn Féin councillor takes […]
Donegal railway heritage brought to life
Niall McCaughan, Manager of the Railway Museum said there has been a rise in railway heritage, locally, nationally and internationally over the years.
Walk for Unity to take place this weekend
THE people of Donegal and Tyrone are being urged to take part in the latest ‘Walk for Irish Unity’ due to take place this weekend. Starting at 11am on Saturday at the Diamond in Lifford and finishing at the Tinnies in Strabane, the event is the second such walk to take place in recent years. What is believed to have […]