THE Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) will be given powers to investigate serious patient safety incidents in public nursing homes under plans going to Cabinet this week. Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Junior Minister with Responsibility for Older People, Kieran O’Donnell will bring forward the proposals, seeking government approval to amend the Patient […]
‘People didn’t have time to leave unfit homes’
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CALLS are to be made for the opening of community centres to allow people to take refuge from their structurally unsafe homes during severe weather warnings. Stormy Amy battered Donegal earlier this month, with the county recording some of the highest speed winds during the red weather warning. In response to Storm Amy, Donegal County […]
Weather: Dry and mostly cloudy day ahead with occasional sunny spells
TODAY will be dry and mostly cloudy with isolated sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 13 to 15 degrees. Tonight will be mostly dry with just a few spots of drizzle possible. Advertisement There is also a chance of some mist and fog patches forming in any clear spells. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees […]
Donegal Post Office network to benefit from funding increase – Minister
DONEGAL Minister of State, Charlie McConalogue, says the increase in funding to the Post Office network from €10 million in 2025 to €15 million for 2026 will enhance the value the network brings to communities across Donegal. Announcing details of Budget 2026 for the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, the Minister of State for […]
UPDATE: Emergency services respond to fire in Letterkenny
Gardaí and fire crews this evening attended the scene of a fire in Letterkenny. The blaze broke out in the Leck area of the town late this afternoon. It’s understood the fire was on land close to houses. Fire brigade personnel attended the incident and the fire was brought under control.
Exhibition celebrating the beauty of red hair opens in Gaoth Dobhair
ARTIST Maria Gascol is pictured speaking at the opening of the RUA Exhibition in Ionad Naomh Padraig, Dore, Gaoth Dobair last night. The exhibition is a celebration of the uniqueness and beauty of red hair. The quirky initiative was the brainchild of Gortahork-based visual artist Maria who works from Gaoth Dobhair. Advertisement A native of […]
FRESH TAKE: Budget 2026 – This time they got it wrong
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THE first reaction to any Budget is often a quick scan for good news. Ten euro more in the pension, a rise in the minimum wage, an increase in the Working Family Payment are headline figures designed to sound reassuring. But as ever, the devil is in the detail and for people on the margins, […]
Gardaí investigating early morning fire to vehicles in Loch an Iúir
Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage which took place at a house in Loch an Iúir early this morning. At approximately 5.10am on Friday, October 10, a van and a car parked at a house were set on fire. A man, aged in his 30s, has been arrested in connection with this investigation […]
Kieran O’Donnell honoured by his beloved Drumoghill FC
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LAST week was a memorable one for Kieran O’Donnell as his beloved Drumoghill Football Club renamed their grounds in his honour. Once a blow-in, the Ardara native moved to the area almost 60 years ago following a land exchange arranged by the Land Commission. Coming from a farming background in a primarily Irish-speaking area, the […]