Donegal County Council, the Creeslough Working Group and the Creeslough Community Association supported by Arup are pleased to launch a public consultation process to prepare a Village Plan for the Creeslough Community. The process to prepare a Village Plan will outline opportunities for project development, village renewal, regeneration and healing in the aftermath of the […]
Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter plans for Eighth Literary Festival
Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter would like to invite interested individuals or groups to a meeting to discuss our eighth Annual Literary Festival, which will be held on the weekend of Friday, October 20. The meeting will take place in the Kitchen room in Blake’s Bar on Monday, May 8 at 8pm. A spokesperson for the Cathedral […]
Almost 30 patients on trolleys in LUH this morning
There are 26 patients on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. Nine patients are in the emergency department, while 17 are on wards elsewhere throughout the hospital. Nationally, 704 patients have been admitted to hospital without a bed this morning according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) Trolley Watch. Advertisement 552 patients […]
Donegal TD calls on Tánaiste to commit to upgrading of the A5
The Tánaiste’s positive words on a Derry to Dublin air link and the A5 must be backed up by action- Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD Donegal Sinn Féin TD, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has called on the Tánaiste, Micheál Martin to back up his positive words in the Dáil last Thursday on reinstating the Derry to Dublin […]
Warning over risk of fires as good weather continues
PEOPLE going to the beach over this bank holiday weekend are being urged not to light fires or barbecues. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and gardaí have warned they are ramping up safety patrols on beaches, coastal areas and on roads this bank holiday weekend. One woman contacted the Donegal News after a “scary experience” at […]
Bear run to finish in Letterkenny this evening
THE Bear Run is set to finish in Letterkenny this evening. The Bear Run started in Derry yesterday morning, as Shipquay Street was over run with Super Cars and American Muscle Cars. The cars started off in the city centre where the City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival is in full swing this […]
‘Sheep farmers at the moment are pretty much on the floor’
BY DIONNE MEEHAN DONEGAL Sheep Chairman, Adrian Gallagher said sheep farming is not viable at the minute unless a support is put in place. Adrian recently hosted a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Marine, Charlie McConalogue at his home in Letterkenny in a bid to achieve a support for sheep farmers. Advertisement […]
Decision on County Development Plan deferred
DECISIONS on Donegal’s County Development Plan and the Draft Letterkenny Plan which were both up for consideration at a meeting of Donegal County Council have been deferred. Councillors met at County House in Lifford where they agreed to hold special workshops at Municipal District level to further consider the draft County Development Plan. Members outlined […]
Construction on Ireland’s only thatching school a step closer
CONSTRUCTION work on a new Thatching School, the first of its kind in Ireland, is to get underway as soon as possible at the Dolmen Centre in Portnoo. The project, which is being developed by Dolmen Leisure Company LBG (Dolmen Leisure), will play an important role in the continuation of an art and craft that […]
Delays accessing diagnostic tests impacting LUH gynaecology service
DELAYS in access to diagnostic tests has been raised as a risk impacting the gynaecology service at Letterkenny University Hospital, an inspection has found. A two-day inspection by Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has disclosed a lack of capacity at Saolta group level was a factor in continuing to transfer women for gynae-oncology and urogynaecology cases to Dublin. The […]