By Róise Collins THE Donegal Branch of Diabetes Ireland has welcomed the announcement of funding to recruit a new Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) for the adult diabetes service at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH). Chair of the Donegal Branch, Mr Paul Gillespie, welcomed the news, saying it was a “long time in coming.” Advertisement The group was […]
Damage caused to house following burglary in Oldtown
INVESTIGATIONS are underway following a burglary at a house in Letterkenny over the weekend. The incident occurred in the Oldtown area on Saturday, May 31 at approximately 10.50pm. A garda spokesperson said: “Entry was gained to a house and damage was caused within but nothing was stolen.” Advertisement Meanwhile, gardaí are appealing to anyone who […]
Gardaí appeal for witnesses after car set alight in Muff
INVESTIGATIONS are ongoing after a car was set alight in Muff last Thursday. The incident of criminal damage occurred in the area of Cannings Lane at approximately 4pm. A garda spokesperson said: “A number of youths were observed in the area just before the car went on fire. The fire services attended the scene and […]
Gardaí renew appeal for witnesses following fatal Milford collision
GARDAÍ have renewed their appeal for witnesses after a woman was tragically killed in a road traffic collision in Milford on Friday evening. Manorcunningham woman Susie Hamilton (70s) lost her life when the car she was driving collided with a van on the R245 at Bunlin Bridge, Milford at approximately 7.30pm. The male driver of […]
Busy month for Arranmore RNLI
ARRANMORE RNLI volunteer crew have experienced a busy month responding to eight calls for assistance during the month of May, with two calls on Thursday last. The first call out was at 6.40am on Thursday morning to assist in the medical evacuation of a patient with medical issues. The patient was treated by the first […]
Discarded pizza boxes ‘a challenge’ in attempts to keep county litter-free
Options are being explored to address a rising litter problem By Chris Ashmore PIZZA boxes are jamming bins in many towns and villages across Donegal, and not helping in the quest to keep the county tidy, the monthly meeting of Donegal Co. Council has heard. And a senior council official has acknowledged that pizza boxes […]
Weather: Today will be breezy with scattered showers
TODAY will be breezy with scattered showers and some sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 12 to 14 degrees with a moderate to fresh and gusty breeze. Tonight there will be clear spells and scattered showers, merging into longer spells of rain in the northwest. Advertisement Lowest temperatures of 5 to 8 degrees with moderate to […]
Letterkenny native John Bradley dies in Coventry
THE death has taken place in Coventry of John Bradley, formerly from Bomany, Letterkenny. John had been living in England since moving away from the town in the mid-1960s. Married to Dolores (née Donoghue), a native of Oldtown, Letterkenny, he was a regular visitor back to the town where he was very well known. After […]
171 Donegal doctors demand urgent meeting with Minister over Surgical Hub plans
Over 100 senior doctors from Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) and local GPs have issued an urgent call for a meeting with Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to address what they describe as a critical threat to patient care and health equality in the North West. They point out that despite being the sole hospital […]
Parenting: Home shouldn’t be a place of added stress at exam time
By Louise Flanagan The Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle exams are looming large on the horizon. As a secondary school teacher, I’ve heard many parents say they feel as though they’re doing the exams again themselves, what with the LC or JC having consumed the whole house. While we can’t take the tests for them, […]