A NUMBER of elective surgeries have been cancelled at Letterkenny University Hospital due to the mounting pressures of Covid-19. All day surgeries due to take place today (Friday) and next week have been postponed. All routine inpatient surgeries scheduled for next week have also been postponed. Time sensitive, urgent cases will proceed when it is […]
Man injured during robbery in Letterkenny
Gardaí are investigating after a man was injured and had his mobile phone stolen during a robbery in Letterkenny. The man had left the bus station and was walking in the direction of the carpark across the road when at the pedestrian crossing on the Ramelton Road, he was assaulted by two females and a […]
Family fundraising in memory of Aimee Devenney (14)
Ahead of the first anniversary of her death, a Donegal community is fundraising in memory of a young girl who died from an asthma attack. Aimee Devenney was a young Donegal girl who died last year at the age of 14 due to an asthma attack. Her mother Michelle was interviewed on Barrscéalta on RTÉ […]
Walk-in Clinics in Letterkenny for Booster Vaccines for People in their 50s
THE first walk-in vaccination clinics for booster doses for people aged 50 to 59 will take place this weekend in the Letterkenny Vaccination Centre, which has relocated to the Letterkenny Business Park, Ballyraine. Letterkenny Walk-in Clinic for Booster Vaccine for those aged 50 to 59: · Saturday December 11, 9am to 5pm. For people who […]
Events for 1500th anniversary of Colmcille’s birthday
Events planned across the North West to mark the 1500th anniversary of Colmcille’s birth. Organisations across the North West are gearing up for events that will mark the 1500th anniversary of Colmcille’s birth on 7th December. Marking the historic year, Donegal County Council and Derry City & Strabane District Council, are co-ordinating a full line-up […]
Letterkenny Covid-19 vaccination centre relocated
The Letterkenny vaccination centre has moved from the Kilmacrennan Road to a new location in Building 1b, Letterkenny Business Park, Ballyraine. The new centre is on the N56 link road (beside the Post Office Depot) and will have signage from the approach roads. The new centre is bigger and has greater capacity to support the […]
Sliding scale of redress scheme a ‘deal breaker’
DONEGAL people will still have to pay out “life changing” sums of money to fix their mica affected homes despite the government promising a 100 per cent redress scheme. Leading mica campaigners say they cannot support the revised mica redress scheme due to the “devastating” sliding scale applied on the rate of each 1,000 square […]
Hospital visitors will be asked to show covid jab proof
VISITORS at Letterkenny University Hospital will have to show proof of their Covid-19 vaccine as new rules are introduced in an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus. Following new national guidance on visiting, visitors to all hospitals will be asked to produce their EU Digital COVID Certificate or HSE COVID-19 Vaccination Record or […]
New mica scheme details announced
THE Cabinet has agreed the finer details of the ‘enhanced’ mica redress scheme and grants will be capped at €420,000. Homeowners will receive €145 per square foot on the first 1,000 feet of a property, with a commitment from the Government that the scheme will take inflation into account, and the per-foot cost will be […]
Enhanced mica proposals to come before Cabinet
A REVISED Mica redress scheme will be brought before Cabinet this morning (Tuesday) following seven delays for home owners. The new revised scheme will include a grant which is set to be capped at €420,000 per home and reports also suggest a cap of €138 per square-foot. However, the Mica Action Group have said they […]