Convoy store celebrating second big lotto win


FRESH from celebrating selling a €2.4 million Lotto jackpot, a service station in Convoy is celebrating again following another substantial win. The lucky player came to within one number of winning the jackpot prize, instead winning the Match 5 + Bonus prize of €57,263. Evelyn Harris, owner of the lucky Convoy Service Station, said, “The […]

Calls for wider review at LUH


THERE are calls for a wider review at Letterkenny University Hospital to make sure the failings in the gynaecology service are not happening in other departments. Sinn Féin TDs Pearse Doherty and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn, who spoke with Saolta senior management on Friday, are also calling for a review of gynaecology services across the country […]

€3.3 million jobs stimulus funding for Donegal


MORE than €3.3 million has been awarded to Donegal County Council for active travel and climate change adaptation measures. The grant allocations under the Government’s July Jobs Stimulus Plan will see €2.52 million awarded for 55 active travel projects across the county and an additional €781,750 for seven climate change adaptation measures. Among the projects […]

Two confirmed and nine suspected Covid cases in LUH


There have been no new Covid-19 cases reported in Donegal this evening, Sunday. However, there were two confirmed cases in Letterkenny University Hospital and nine suspected cases being treated in LUH at 8pm on Saturday evening. There were 27 vacant beds in LUH and 2 vacant acute beds. Advertisement As of midnight Saturday 29th August, […]

Fourteen new confirmed Covid-19 cases in Donegal


There have been 14 new Covid-19 cases reported in Donegal today. It is the highest single daily total in recent months. The news comes 24 hours after the HSE in Donegal confirmed that they are currently dealing with an outbreak of the disease. “All positive cases and their contacts are being followed with relevant supports […]

Growing number of cases now ‘scattered across county’


EVERYONE needs to remain Covid aware, everywhere. That’s the message from Doctor Paul Armstrong, Clinical Lead at the Covid-19 community assessment hub in Letterkenny which has seen an increase in the number of people being referred in recent weeks. After going 23 days without a single Covid-19 case in May/June, Donegal has had twenty-five new […]

Man dies after boat hits rocks off Donegal coast


ARRANMORE RNLI has offered its condolences to the family of a man who perished off the coast of Donegal last night. The Lifeboat was launched at 8.50pm last night following reports of a boat on the rocks at Teelin. On arrival at the scene the Coast Guard helicopter R118, Killybegs Coast Guard boat and local […]

LUH manager apologises to women over Gynae care


THE MANAGER of Letterkenny University Hospital has apologised to the women impacted by serious failings in the hospital’s gynaecology services following the publication of a damning report. The review found women who suffered delayed cancer diagnosis were wrongly triaged and not booked in for follow up appointments in some cases. It identified that 38 women […]

‘Dander for Danny’ in support of leukaemia treatment


  FRIENDS and neighbours will gather in Glenties on Sunday afternoon to take part in a ‘Dander for Danny’. The event is aimed to raise funds and awareness for five-year-old Danny McLoone who was recently diagnosed with leukaemia. Advertisement “Danny was diagnosed on Friday evening, June 26. He went to Dublin the following day and […]