THERE are 46 patients at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) without a bed today. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said trolley numbers have been very high over the last few days leading to overcrowding records being broken in Cork University Hospital (94 patients on trolleys today) and University Hospital Limerick (132 patients yesterday). Across […]
Fundraising auction planned for Drumoghill chapel
By Dionne Meehan A FUNDRAISING auction has been organised in a bid to secure the future of St Columba’s Church in Drumoghill, Manorcunningham. Known as being the “heart” of Drumoghill’s bright, caring and connected local community for almost 200 years, the building has fallen into a state of dilapidation in recent times. Advertisement From first […]
Sole survivor of Buncrana Pier tragedy visits her friends in Lough Swilly RNLI
by Louise Doyle THE sole survivor of the Buncrana pier tragedy almost eight years ago, which claimed five lives of her family, has presented a cheque to her friends at Lough Swilly RNLI. Little Rioghnach-Ann McGrotty was just four months old when she was rescued from the waters of Lough Swilly on March 20, 2016 […]
Relief for Manor residents as watermains works to start
by Louise Doyle RESIDENTS of Manorcunningham and the surrounding areas are breathing a sigh of relief as a date has been set to remedy repeated water outages. Households in Manor, Raymoghy and Rossbracken have been plagued with persistent water outages, but this spell looks set to end after a letter was issued to residents in recent days […]
Staff left shaken after Rathmullan armed robbery
By Dionne Meehan STAFF working in Carbury’s XL, Rathmullan, were left badly shaken after they were threatened by a youth wielding a knife on Thursday night. At approximately 7pm, Gardaí said one male entered the premises armed with a knife and threatened staff. Advertisement “No one was injured during the incident. He left the scene […]
25,000 customers still without power after storm Isha
There are still around 25,000 customers without power across Donegal in the aftermath of Storm Isha. The main areas where customers remain without power include Moville (approx. 16,000 customers), Carndonagh (approx. 1,900 customers), Milford (approx. 1,400 customers), Stranorlar (approx. 1,400 customers) and other parts of the county such as Cullion, Buncrana and Ballyshannon. “All available […]
Buncrana man’s dream comes true as he meets his hero Conan O’Brien
A DONEGAL man’s dreams were made a reality last weekend when he was invited to meet his hero Conan O’Brien in Dublin. Describing himself as a “huge fan”, Buncrana’s Henry Doohan began watching Conan’s late-night talk show when he was just a teenager. Becoming hooked, Henry watched his show for years despite there being a […]
Three houses damaged after being struck by lightning
Three houses in the Newtowncunningham area have been badly damaged after being struck by lightning. Two houses have extensive fire damage while the third house received internal damage. The fire service attended the scene. Local councillor Paul Canning said: “All residents have been badly shook but are ok.”
Sole survivor of Buncrana Pier tragedy visits her friends in Lough Swilly RNLI
THE sole survivor of the Buncrana pier tragedy almost eight years ago, which claimed five lives of her family, has presented a cheque to her friends at Lough Swilly RNLI. Little Rioghnach-Ann McGrotty was just four months old when she was rescued from the waters of Lough Swilly on March 20, 2016 after her family’s car […]
HSE to meet to discuss future of Donegal counselling services
A MEETING has been scheduled by the HSE with the relevant authorities in relation to the counselling services at the Raphoe Diocesan Pastoral Services. This comes after it was revealed that counselling services coordinated by the Pastoral Centre throughout Donegal might soon cease to exist due to insufficient funding. With these vital services being used […]