By Harry Walsh
PLANS are being made for a new €4 million medical training school in Letterkenny. The Donegal News learned yesterday (Thursday) that senior officials in the HSE along with senior businessmen and friends of the hospital are putting the plans in place to build a comprehensive medical education and research facility at Letterkenny General Hospital. NUIG is to contribute €2 million towards the overall cost.
THE adage a man’s best friend is his dog couldn’t be more apt for a Milford man and his sheepdog. The black and white collie has been given her owner’s stamp of approval after learning how to collect the post and deliver it each morning.
The Letterkenny Live Committee has paid tribute to the public and everyone involved in this year’s inaugural event in making it such a success.
The Letterkenny Musical Society is about to hold auditions for its upcoming production which sees them return to a musical they last produced ten years ago.
THERE was a very large attendance at the official opening of Phase 2 of Ionad Naomh Pádraig, Dore, Gaoth Dobhair last Friday. The honours to open the €800,000 extension to the centre was given to the Minister of State for the Gaeltacht, Dinny McGinley TD.
This weekend clock will be turned back to 1991 in the Finn Valley for a night of musical nostalgia all in aid of a very worthy cause.
NEXT week a renowned musician and singer with strong West Donegal connections will be performing music from her latest album in Dunlewey.
ALL roads lead to Letterkenny Town Park tomorrow (Saturday) for this year’s Donegal Youth Service seventh annual Party in the Park.
A PATIENT said this week he was ‘amazed’ that the HSE paid a taxi to take him from Letterkenny General Hospital (LGH) across the road for an appointment in the St Conal’s building.
Glenties this week became the focus of the state of the nation at the 31st MacGill summer school as leading politicians, economists, bankers and broadcasters aired their views.