ALMOST 400 people have attended Letterkenny University Hospital’s emergency department in the last three days. The hospital is treating a number of patients with the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Yesterday there were 27 patients waiting on a bed at the facility, seven waiting on trolleys in the emergency department and 20 elsewhere in the hospital. […]
Fire crews attend incident in Meenaleck
Fire crews are attending the scene of a blaze at a business premises in Meenaleck in West Donegal this evening. The fire broke out this afternoon and it’s not believed anyone was injured in the incident. Fire brigade personnel remain at the scene. More details to follow.
Funding announced for Ballybofey and Letterkenny sports projects
THERE is good news for two Donegal sports projects which have been allocated €1.15 million between them in Government funding. The Finn Harps-Donegal Community Stadium is to receive €693,550, while the Letterkenny Regional Sports Activity Hub at Carnamuggagh has been allocated €422,739. The “top up” grant allocations were announced on Wednesday by the Minister for […]
Renovated cottage set to provide stop-off on Leghowney Loop trail
TWO Donegal sisters have welcomed restoration plans for their old family home on Energia’s Meenadreen Wind Farm. Ailish O’Boyle and Mary Dawson, once better known as the Quinn sisters, used to live in a cottage in the townland of Straness, which is now part of leading wind farm operator Energia Group’s Meenadreen Wind Farm in South […]
Lifford woman obtains her PhD in social research
LIFFORD native Marianne O’Kane Boal has just become a PhD graduate. Marianne is the daughter of Joanna and the late Eddie O’Kane of Cavanacor House, Ballindrait, Lifford. She has been studying at ATU Sligo for the past five years working on her PhD in Social Research and recently graduated. “It has been a real labour […]
Distillery plans get go-ahead in Donegal
by Louise Doyle THE green light has been given to distillery plans in Donegal. Applicant Vega and Wallace Limited, trading as the Muff Liquor Company, lodged proposals with Donegal County Council in July for the change of use of an existing car sales building to a distillery. Advertisement The proposed plans also comprised an on-site bottling facility, […]
Child with suspected meningitis spent 18 hours on a chair in LUH
A FRENCH child with suspected meningitis endured an 18-hour wait for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital. The 15-year-old female student, who was staying with a host family in the county, spent almost a full day in a chair after presenting at the hospital with symptoms of meningitis. After being told she would be admitted to the Paediatric […]
Donegal Ten-T go ahead expected in New Year
by Kate Heaney A CABINET decision on the Ten-T Donegal Project moving to the planning stage is expected to be made at the start of 2024, according to government minister, Charlie McConalogue. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine said: “This next step in the process early in the new year will follow on […]
Light up Letterkenny event to sparkle on Sunday night
Letterkenny will be lit up in a spectacular celebration of Christmas this coming Sunday night as the town hosts another Light Up Letterkenny event. Hosted by CBM Signs and friends, the Christmas tour of tractors, vans, trucks, classic cars, rally cars and motorbikes is a wonderful sight. MAIN PIC: The Eamonn Tinney and Sons vintage […]
25 additional schools approved for Hot Meals Programme
Twenty-five Donegal schools have been approved for the Hot Meals Programme that will be rolled out from April 2024. The announcement by the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, that 900 extra schools are to be included in the initiative will see a total of 150,000 children at 1,400 schools benefitting from the Hot Meals […]