OVER 130 unaccompanied drivers in Donegal have had their vehicles seized in the two years since new motoring legislation came into force. The road traffic laws – which make it an offence for the owner of a vehicle to knowingly allow an unaccompanied learner or an unlicensed person to drive their vehicle – were enacted […]
Bundoran RNLI launched to assist man trapped on rocks
A man aboard a small boat which ran aground on rocks off Inis Saimer island in Ballyshannon was rescued yesterday by volunteers from Bundoran RNLI with assistance from officers from Inland Fisheries Ireland. The first call for help came from the man on the boat who had placed an emergency call to the Irish Coast […]
Donegal man leading Christmas toy appeal in Britain
A DONEGAL man is asking companies across Britain to donate towards a Christmas toy appeal to ensure as many children as possible will wake up to a gift this Friday. Pod-Trak, which has bases in London, Manchester and in Letterkenny, is calling for members of the public to donate toys to either of their British […]
New maternity theatre opens in LUH
A NEW purpose-built maternity theatre has finally opened at Letterkenny General Hospital, sixteen years after the Obstetrics unit was completed in 2004. The first three planned caesarean section births took place on Thursday with another list scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday. Dr Kevin Bailey, Consultant Anaesthetist, said they were ‘very pleased’ that the new maternity theatre […]
‘It has taken time but I’m happy with end result’
HE’ll never go down in history for being a prolific painter, Letterkenny artist Philip Mackey admits as he walks through his latest exhibition Partes Corporis (Body Parts). Featuring both old and new works the exhibition, which opened at the Regional Cultural Centre last week, continues until January 23. It’s four years since ‘Face to Face’, […]
‘March 12 will forever be etched in my brain’
HOW do you teach 29,000 students in the middle of a pandemic? That was just one of many questions Anne McHugh was struggling to answer as she drove home from Dublin on Thursday, March 12. Advertisement Ms McHugh, Chief Executive, Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) had been at a meeting in the Department […]
LUH launches major recurtiment drive
Letterkenny University Hospital is undertaking the largest recruitment campaign in the hospital’s history, with positions available across nursing specialities, midwifery, consultant and non-consultant hospital doctor specialities, laboratory, radiology and pharmacy, physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy. There are also opportunities for Health Care Assistants and administration and support staff. Sean Murphy Hospital Manager said services provided to […]
Two in custody after arms and drugs seized in Donegal
TWO men are in custody this morning following an arms and drugs seizure in Donegal. The items were unearthed when gardaí raided a property in Donegal Town yesterday. A spokesperson for the force said, “Gardaí from the Donegal Town Drugs Unit, gardaí from the Armed Support Unit and uniformed gardaí from the Ballyshannon District conducted […]
Singer links up with sister for Christmas original
A CHARITY Christmas song is spreading the festive spirit whilst also fundraising hundreds of euro for the Donegal Women’s Centre. Well known Letterkenny musician Martin Orr has released an original Christmas song to get people in the holiday spirit whilst raising money for an organisation close to his heart. So far, Happy Christmas has raised […]
Letterkenny man raises almost $1 million Down Under
A LETTERKENNY man has raised almost a million dollars to help treat and prevent blindness in Third World countries. Mike Toner from Middle Road, Ballyraine, raised $231,035 for the Fred Hollows Foundation in his latest fundraising event in Melbourne earlier this month – bringing the total past the $990,000 mark. Advertisement Mike (44), who […]