CONFIDENTIAL files of Donegal patients that were found covered in animal faeces have led to a €645,000 fine against the HSE. An investigation was launched in May 2024 after the files from St Conal’s Hospital in Letterkenny were made available online. It was revealed that access was against to an area of the hospital and […]
Pubs closing nationwide and Donegal is “not immune”
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THE pub trade in Donegal is no longer overflowing and is “not immune” to closures, according to industry experts. It is claimed that the county remains thirsty for business in some areas, despite new figures showing one-in-four premises – that’s 2,205 businesses – have called last orders nationwide since 2005. The Drinks Industry Group Ireland […]
Council chiefs respond to traffic criticism by defending plans
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THE Donegal News presented road users’ criticisms of Letterkenny’s traffic congestion to the County Council. We told officials that the problem is driving people and businesses mad with frustration and we asked them to comment on claims that the matter is becoming chronic. Motorists, business owners, taxi drivers, driving school instructors, bus drivers and others […]
Protests urged as traffic congestion drives people mad
PROTESTS that leave school classrooms empty could result from traffic congestion issues, it is warned. Motorists, business owners, taxi drivers, driving school instructors, bus drivers and others in Letterkenny this week hit out and insisted that problems are becoming chronic in the town centre. The road users this week complained that the probles are driving people and […]
Schoolchildren stage new “go mall” traffic protest
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SPEEDING past a school has been branded “ridiculous” as children staged a “go mall” traffic protest. The pupils from Scoil Bhride in Leitir Mhic a Bhaird have only just returned from their summer holidays and have been busy already warning about dangerous driving. The Donegal News reported in June – when the pupils were getting […]
Donegal coroner wants Government heads “knocked together”
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THE new president of the Coroners’ Society of Ireland is a Donegal doctor who has launched his tenure by accusing the Government of overseeing a crisis in post-mortem services. Dr Denis McCauley, who is also the Donegal County Coroner, claimed the system is “crumbling” and challenged officials to “wise up”. He wants the departments of […]
Former Letterkenny surgeon Michael Sugrue takes new job in Asia
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WELL-KNOWN surgeon Dr Michael Sugrue is moving from his high-profile Letterkenny hospital role to a new top job in Malaysia. Dr Sugrue recently retired from the HSE and was awarded a mayor’s reception by Donegal County Council in May past. He is soon to take up a professorship at RUMC private medical university at Penang […]
Donegal cyclists to cycle from Malin to Mizen for cystic fibrosis
Robin and Raphael O’Doherty from Carndonagh are two of 37 cyclists taking on the Malin2Mizen Cycle4CF challenge, making the 640km journey from Malin Head to Mizen head to raise funds and awareness for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland (CFI). Organisers and participants of the event are encouraging people to come out and show their support as it […]
Donegal driver allegedly caught speeding 194km/h in a 100km/h zone
MOTORISTS were caught dangerously speeding far in excess of legal limits with one driver flying at nearly double the 100km/h maximum. Gardai revealed that the reckless driving was recorded at 194km/h in a 100km/h zone on the N56 in Letterkenny. A second Donegal driver was recorded allegedly speeding at 170km/h in a 100km/h speed zone near […]