AS wider America digests the results of its mid-term elections a woman with strong ties to Donegal living in Tennessee says the southern state is “slipping into fascism”. The language of USA politics will mean relatively little to those on this side of the Atlantic – The Democrats have retained control of the Senate after winning a […]
HSE scaling down Covid-19 testing response
THE HSE is scaling down its emergency response to Covid-19 testing in 18 counties including Donegal. The contracts of testing staff in 18 counties will end in the coming days with future testing to be provided by GPS, supported by the National Ambulance Service. The plan was revealed in The Irish Times, which has reported […]
Huge drop in Donegal garda drug unit staff
CONCERNS have been raised after it’s emerged the number of gardaí serving in Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit has seen a dramatic drop in the last year. Figures shared to the Donegal News reveal that as of September this year, there were just five garda staff assigned to Donegal Divisional Drugs Unit. This compares with 21 […]
Errigal College students celebrate writing success
STUDENTS from Errigal College are celebrating their success at the Allingham Arts Festival. Eoin Byrne and Joe McCafferty both one prizes for their poetry, and fifth year student Jo-Ann Evans’ short story also made it to this year’s final. The festival was held in Ballyhannon and is sponsored by Donegal ETB. It includes poetry, short story writing and […]
Special wellbeing mural designed at Convoy school
Scoil Bhríde Convoy ran a very special competition, tasking their pupils to design a new mural for their school hall under the theme ‘wellbeing’. “It was not my wall, it was the children’s wall,” said the Principal Grainne Reid. Talented local artist Marty McDaid, a past pupil of Scoil Bhríde, helped to select the winning […]
Man who rescued Geraldine Mullan during tragedy awarded for bravery
A MAN who rescued a woman from water following a car collision which claimed the lives of her husband and two children has been awarded for his bravery. Kevin Barr, a Greencastle Coastguard Unit member, was awarded a gold medal by the Ceann Comhairle, Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD on Friday. On Thursday, August 20, 2020 Storm […]
Cost of living payments issued to ease pressure on families in Donegal
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed that 102,843 cost-of-living payments have been issued in Donegal in order to ease the pressure families and households are facing. 20,925 Donegal families received the double Child Benefit that was paid in November. 48,825 Autumn double payments for social […]
Pringle calls on Government to ensure adequate staffing resources for LUH
INDEPENDENT TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, has asked Government what’s being done to ensure that Letterkenny University Hospital is adequately staffed and resourced. Addressing the Dáil today, Deputy Pringle said: “I have long been raising my concerns regarding staff retention, recruitment issues and the continuous scaling back of essential services in Letterkenny University Hospital. “I […]
Recruitment issues leads to closure of well established GP surgery
THE removal of Dunkineely’s GP surgery has been branded as a “hammerblow” to the community. The well-established surgery is to close today, leaving the area with no GP service. Instead, people will have to travel to Glenties to attend appointments with their GP. The news emerged on Friday when Sinn Féin TD for Donegal, Deputy Pearse […]
Junior Cert students to receive their results today
67,130 Junior Cycle examination candidates will receive their results at 4pm today. This year marks a full return to externally delivered Junior Cycle examinations for all candidates, for the first time since 2019. It is also the first full year of examinations in the reformed Junior Cycle. Advertisement Minister for Education of Ireland, Norma Foley […]