INDEPENDENT TD for Donegal Thomas Pringle has said the National Review of Specialist Cardiac Services must recognise the need for such services at Letterkenny University Hospital. Established in 2018, the review is due to be published soon. Speaking in the Dáil, Deputy Pringle said that the terms of reference say that the review is, among […]
Meeting adjourned as gardaí summonsed
FOR the second time in 12 days gardaí have been called to a meeting of Donegal County Council. Today’s meeting in the Aura Leisure Centre was supposed to discuss a report regarding the purchase by the local authority of five houses in Buncrana. But it descended in to mayhem when Councillor Frank McBrearty appeared to […]
Duffy and McFadden to take centre stage at Irish Legends celebrity series
Keith Duffy and Brian McFadden are set to join some of the biggest names in sport and showbiz as they compete in next month’s Celebrity Series event at the famous Old Tom Morris links at the Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort. The event, presented by the McGinley Foundation, is set to take place on Tuesday, […]
‘This is your day’ Council’s housing staff told
MEMBERS of Donegal County Council’s housing department have been told today is “your day for justice”. The comments were made by elected members during a meeting convened to discuss a report into the purchase of five homes in Buncrana. Independent auditing firm BDO Ireland found last week that there was no wrongdoing on the part […]
Ballindrait man marks 80th anniversary of aunt’s murder
A Ballindrait man has taken part in a special commemoration in Scotland to mark the 80th anniversary of the murder of his aunt during World War II. Liam Canning recently returned from Scotland after attending the memorial ceremony organised by the Inveraray and District Branch of the Royal British Legion. The ceremony was held to […]
PSNI issue warning over Donegal holiday home scam
THE POLICE Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has issued a warning over a holiday home scam in Donegal. The public is being urged to be cautious when booking holiday rentals online as there has been a surge in people falling victim to scams on Facebook Marketplace. The PSNI say victims have paid deposits of between […]
Hospital under extreme pressure as Covid numbers rise
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is again under extreme pressure as the number of patients being treated with Covid-19 has risen by more than forty per cent in the last week. Saolta confirmed there are eight areas of the hospital impacted by outbreaks with 57 patients with the virus being treated on Saturday. This is having an impact […]
Gartan singer dazzles on big stage in Dublin
GARTAN’S Anna Gallagher has dazzled the audience in one of the main roles in a concert performance of Evita. Anna, a primary school teacher in Termon, played one of three Eva Perons in the National Concert Hall in Dublin recently. The National Symphony Orchestra partnered with Irish Youth Musical for the concert performance which was produced by […]
New Students’ Union president sets out priorities
THE new president of Atlantic Technology University (ATU) Students’ Union Donegal has said he will use his role to fight for accommodation and inclusion rights. Letterkenny man Edward Grant took up his new role recently. Merging Galway-Mayo IT, Letterkenny Institute of Technology and IT Sligo, the new ATU opened on April 1, becoming one of […]
Accommodation offers withdrawn from 50 students
THE father of a young Letterkenny student has claimed she has become displaced after her accommodation suddenly fell through. Speaking to the Donegal News the Midlands man told of how his daughter was due to take up accommodation in Walnut Grove in September, having paid her deposit for the incoming academic year in May. But […]