A DONEGAL family has revealed the agonising heartache of a paralysed woman living in a home affected by defective concrete blocks. The severely disabled woman is in a house which witnesses say has visible internal cracks in walls that support her daily hoist system, the worried family has claimed. She was left paralysed following a […]
Assets seized in Donegal as gardaí target online fraud
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DONEGAL was the focus of gardaí targeting online fraud connected to a money laundering network. Gardaí searched a number of properties in Donegal and other counties. They seized £174,000 sterling, €7,000, a motor vehicle and a number of items of evidential value during the operation, which included Longford and Louth. Advertisement Gardaí attached to the […]
Pride festival to paint town every colour of rainbow
THE annual Letterkenny Pride party gets into full swing from tomorrow when hundreds of revellers will celebrate Donegal’s LGBTQ+ community. Organisers officially launched the festival on Monday past with a flag-raising ceremony at Letterkenny Public Services Centre. But tonight is lift-off for many as the pre-festival celebrations get underway ahead of the high profile event […]
Delays and dithering blamed for children missing drug
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THIS Saturday marks a full year of HSE “delays and dithering” since a revolutionary drug’s approval – but Donegal children are still waiting for treatment, it is claimed. Boys like nine-year-old Aaron Langan, from Laghey, and young Ballybofey brothers Diarmuid and Nathan O’Sullivan all have severe, genetic disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). It is a […]
Donegal basks in warm weather but no temperature record
THE warmest ever May teased a glorious bank holiday weekend but Donegal thunderstorms are more likely than new temperature records, warn Met Eireann. In fact, the national weather service’s latest forecast is for a sharp drop in temperatures from tomorrow (Friday) and a sudden return of heavy rain. Meteorologists had forecasted highs for the county […]
Gardai want to end bank holiday road death carnage
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HALTING Donegal’s heartbreaking road death tally is the top target of the county’s senior Garda figures this bank holiday weekend. They assured the Donegal News that a highly visible presence of traffic gardai and top-level checkpoints will warn drivers after the recent loss of three lives. Seven road victims have been killed this year already […]
Final episode of TV show Donegal Rally airs tonight
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RALLY fans are set to be glued to their screens tonight as the last instalment of a documentary about the Donegal Rally reaches its thrilling finale. Four-part Irish-language film TG4 Taobh Thiar den Roth – Donegal International Rally – has aired over the past month, picking up critical reviews. Tonight’s action unfolds at breakneck speed […]
Palestine Cola launched in Donegal to help aid effort
DONEGAL companies are supporting Palestine by stocking a drinks brand that was set up to raise money for charities in the warzone. The firms in Donegal include businesses such as cafes, restaurants, tourism attractions, and community enterprises like local cinemas. They are based across the county, from Donegal Town to Fanad to Inishowen to Ardara […]
Rise in cancellations of orthopaedic surgeries at LUH amid capacity pressures
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HOSPITAL-LED cancellations of orthopaedic procedures at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) have increased significantly, with capacity pressures identified as the main driver. At yesterday’s meeting of the Regional Health Forum West, it was revealed that 210 orthopaedic procedures were cancelled by the hospital in 2025, compared with 73 cancellations in 2024. In comparison, last year only […]
More than €13.5 million spent on agency staff at LUH last year
MORE than €13.5 million was spent on agency staff at Letterkenny University Hospital last year, according to figures presented at yesterday’s meeting of the Regional Health Forum West. Cllr Gerry McMonagle requested a breakdown of the number of agency staff currently employed at the hospital. The HSE revealed that last year the average weekly number of agency […]