Calls for increased investment in ambulance service as demand rises


TWELVE ambulances were left waiting hours to offload patients at the Emergency Department of Letterkenny University Hospital, the latest meeting of Regional Health Forum West heard. The incident has led to renewed calls for greater investment in the ambulance service as demand continues to grow across Donegal. Councillor Gerry McMonagle told the meeting on Tuesday of last week […]


Teenager killed in St Johnston crash laid to rest


THE deaths of two teenagers in a road crash in St Johnston this week has created a grief which ‘feels unbearable’, a priest said today. Father Michael McGavigan was speaking at the first funeral of the young victims. Caoimhin Porter-McLoone and Daniel Cullen, who were both 18, died when the car they were travelling in […]


ATU and Loughs Agency embark on research expedition


A TEAM of marine scientists from Loughs Agency and Atlantic Technological University (ATU) set sail aboard Ireland’s national research vessel, the RV Tom Crean, for a week-long scientific expedition in the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland. The research cruise set off from Foyle Port last week and redeployed underwater listening devices allowing scientists to […]


Donegal man killed in latest crash on the North’s A5


THE man who died in a crash on the road between Omagh and Ballygawley this week has been named locally. Brighton Mafuta, who was 36, died in a two-vehicle collision at the junction of the A5 and Garvaghey Bridge Road on Monday night. He was the 58th person to have been killed on A5 since […]


FRESH TAKE: Shared Island tourism announcement is constructive investment in our important storytelling
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Nationally, headlines from last week’s Shared Island tourism announcement centred on funding for the Derry Girls experience at the Tower Museum. It’s understandable given the popularity of the TV show. But there was a strong Donegal story in the same announcement, too. Just over €1 million was awarded to four projects in the county: Oakfield […]


HIQA raises staffing and governance concerns at two Donegal respite centres


Concerns were raised regarding staff and nursing vacancies of respite centres in Donegal during recent inspections by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). Three respite centres in the county received unannounced inspections. The HSE run facilities include Riverwalk Respite House, Fernhill Respite House and Ballymacool Respite House. Advertisement In Fernhill Respite House, those availing of […]


Work ongoing to lift Boil Water Notice on Culdaff Public Water Supply


UISCE Éireann is continuing remedial works at Culdaff Water Treatment Plant as efforts progress to lift the Boil Water Notice on the Culdaff Public Water Supply. Following high turbidity in the water which affected the treatment process at the plant, the notice was issued on February 17 to protect the health of approximately 1,300 customers […]


Little Angels on track to come under ETB patronage by September


PREPARATORY work is continuing as Little Angels is on track to become the first primary school in Donegal to come under the patronage of the Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB). Monday’s meeting of the Board of the ETB heard that the executive are currently working their way through the extensive due diligence documents. Cllr […]