DONEGAL County Council has granted planning permission for a new state-of-the-art hotel in Rathmullan. The plans for the new four-storey, 37-bedroom boutique hotel at Kerr’s Bay Road were lodged earlier this year by Thomas McCarron. The new hotel will include a restaurant, bar and dining area, along with a car park at the rear of […]
Donegal woman honoured for her work in cancer research
A DONEGAL woman has been honoured at the Irish Cancer Society Research Awards for her research on how dietitian-led care can better support women after breast and gynaecologic cancer. Katie Johnston, who is from Belfast and spent a lot of her childhood in Dunfanaghy, won the PhD Researcher of the Year Award. Ms Johnston’s research focuses on […]
28 patients without a bed at LUH this morning
There are 28 patients without a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, according to the latest Trolley Watch figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). Of these, 9 patients are waiting on trolleys in the emergency department, while a further 19 patients are waiting for beds in wards elsewhere in the […]
Gallery: Fall Back in Love with Networking event a big success
Women in business from all around Donegal enjoyed a morning of networking at a special event in Letterkenny’s Mount Errigal Hotel last week. ‘Fall Back in Love with Networking’ was organised by Donegal Women in Business and allowed those in attendance to hear about the importance of networking, building connections and being part of a supportive, […]
‘We’ve a chance to make people’s lives safer’
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THE chairperson of the newly established Donegal Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP) says outside agencies, community groups and local organisations all have a part to play in helping to make people’s lives safer across Donegal. The Donegal LSCSP – which has replaced the old Joint Policing Committee – will hold its first proper meeting at […]
From the archives: The Way We Were
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Éabha Campbell delves into the archives to bring you the news and images from yesteryear. Saturday, February 14 1976 ‘BENEFITS WILL BE WIDER SPREAD’ Advertisement MR EAMONN HOY, Regional Tourism Manager, in a comment on the proposed five year tourism plan, said: “This new plan seeks an investment of almost £5 million in tourism in […]
Local Enterprise Week to shine a spotlight on ambition and creativity
LOCAL Enterprise Week kicks off on Monday, March 2 with a week-long programme of events taking place across the county until Friday, March 6. Organised by the Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Donegal in partnership with Donegal County Council and a wide range of stakeholders, this year’s programme is centred on the theme ‘Built on Belief’, […]
Donegal HSE health care assistants secure overtime payments backdated to 2018
Donegal HSE health care assistants secure overtime payments backdated to 2018 HEALTH Care Assistants (HCAs) in the HSE Home Support Service in Donegal have secured back payment of overtime owed to them since 2018, after a threat of industrial action led to management providing written commitments in talks with SIPTU representatives. A 24-hour strike in Donegal […]
Donegal County Council to launch Seachtain na Gaeilge next week
DONEGAL County Council is pleased to announce that this year’s Seachtain na Gaeilge will be launched at Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí in Donegal Town on Thursday at 11 am. Music, entertainment and refreshments will be provided on the day. Cathaoirleach of Coiste na Gaeilge, Donegal County Council, Cllr Micheál Choilm Mac Giolla Easbuig, will officially launch […]