The Garda recruitment competition opens to applications from those up to 50 years of age from January 15, 2024. Should anybody have any queries in relation to the recruitment campaign or in relation to a career within An Garda Síochána then they can visit www.garda.ie where they will find the information they need. Applications may […]
Almost 6,500 STI home testing kits dispatched
by Louise Doyle ALMOST 6,500 free Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) home testing kits were dispatched to CH CDLMS, which includes Donegal, in 2023. Figures provided to the Donegal News by the HSE show 6,486 test kits were sent to Community Healthcare, Cavan Donegal Leitrim Monaghan Sligo (CH CDLMS), formerly CHO1, between January and December 2023. Advertisement Up […]
Businesses in Twin Towns move to allay traffic fears
BY JEROME HUGHES IT is set to be a somewhat tumultuous year in the Finn Valley as road and parking projects begin in Ballybofey/ Stranorlar, with the potential for major traffic congestion. The implementation of a Stop/Go traffic management system is now underway on the outskirts of Ballybofey along the N15 at McGrory’s Brae. Advertisement […]
Minister for Health comments on INMO TrolleyWatch
Responding to comments by the Minister for Health on RTÉ’s 6.1 news questioning the validity of the INMO’s long-standing TrolleyWatch, an INMO spokesperson said they strongly refute any suggestion that the TrolleyWatch figures are not accurate. “The INMO has counted the number of admitted patients on trolleys, chairs and other inappropriate bed spaces since 2006. […]
Young Dungloe girl selected to represent town at 2024 festival
by Eoin McGarvey A young Dungloe girl will play host to the visiting Mary from Dungloe contestants later this year following her selection at the weekend as the 2024 Dungloe Mary. Graduate Aine Mc Gee, 23, from Meenatottan outside Dungloe was selected from six girls who took part in the selection process. Advertisement A delighted […]
Forty-three people lost their lives in workplace accidents last year
by Louise Doyle ONE person lost their life in a workplace related fatality in Donegal in 2023, while the number of deaths nationally surged. New figures from the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show that 43 people lost their lives in work-related incidents last year. Advertisement This compares with a figure of 26 deaths in 2022. Of the […]
More than 5,500 patients x-rayed in one year at Letterkenny hub
MORE than 5,500 patients have been x-rayed in one year at Errigal Chronic Disease Management (CDM) in Letterkenny since the state-of-the-art service became operational. The HSE is celebrating the one year anniversary of the opening of the Community x-ray facility on Kilmacrennan Road, opposite the entrance to the Emergency Department, Letterkenny University Hospital. Since the commencement […]
Green light for major housing project in Ramelton
by Louise Doyle A MAJOR housing development in Ramelton has been given the green light. Donegal County Council has granted permission to applicant Glenmac Developments Limited for the construction of 43 dwellings at Ballyboe. Advertisement The development also comprises all associated site works, connection of foul sewer to existing network on site including foul effluent pump […]
Annual sales of Shop Local gift cards reached almost €6 million in 2023
ShopLK, Letterkenny’s shop local initiative, has reached an amazing milestone that has made 2023 another record-breaking year. Annual sales of ShopLK gift cards for 2023 were €5,740,277, a huge figure for the local shopping initiative. First established in 2004 by Letterkenny Chamber as a local shopping initiative, it has gone from strength to strength. Gift […]
Killybegs fishing rep to seek election nomination
KILLYBEGS fishing representative Manus Boyle is to seek nomination as a local election candidate for Fine Gael in the south Donegal constituency. Mr Boyle, who is the son of former County Councillor John Boyle, is currently a member of the Dunkineely, Bruckless and Killybegs Branch of Fine Gael and the director of Killybegs Stevedoring Limited. […]