ALMOST 220 outpatients appointments were missed in a two-week period in January resulting in €28,251 in wasted healthcare resources, we can reveal. The figures, shared to us by a reader, show there were 219 ‘no show’ appointments between January 15 to January 31. The missed appointments also resulted in hundreds of hours of lost care. According […]
Letterkenny property being renovated following incident
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THE Donegal News understands that a property in Letterkenny has been vacated by a family and is currently being renovated by the council. This follows what is believed to have been an incident at the property involving a young person with an addiction issue, whom is understood to have been placed in a locked room […]
‘SCANDALOUS’: Families’ despair at the removal of the Donegal to Dublin afternoon flight
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Families tell of their despair at the removal of the Donegal to Dublin afternoon flight
The poor condition of Letterkenny’s roads to dominate meeting
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THE poor condition of Letterkenny’s roads and the number of potholes in the town is set to come under scrutiny. A number of motions are expected to be tabled by councillors at Tuesday’s Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District meeting. Cllr Donal Coyle is to implore the council to hold an emergency workshop to expedite the carrying out of […]
Design changes to Ballymacool active travel project ‘under review’
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DESIGN modifications to Ballymacool Active Travel project are currently under review, Donegal County Council has said. A public information event on October last set out preliminary designs to residents, landlords and businesses located on the R250 Ballymacool Road, and invited feedback on the proposals. The proposed project seeks to establish “a high quality continuous footway and cycleway […]
The unexpected farewell
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It started with a knock on the door in the early hours of February 4, 2021. Two taps, gentle yet urgent. A sound I have never forgotten, and one which still wakes me from my sleep to this day. Our rescue dog, Oscar, awoke milliseconds before us. My partner Paul went downstairs and opened the […]
LUH hospital car parking income for 2025 revealed
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In today’s Donegal News we reveal how much Letterkenny University Hospital took in, in car parking fees in 2025. The figures were provided to this newspaper on the back of a query we lodged with the HSE. It follows our story last week in which a pregnant woman told of her distress at missing a pregnancy […]
Lack of LUH parking leads to missed pregnancy scan
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Talks underway with HSE Capital and Estates to extend car parks at hospital
Revealed: Courts Service spend on interpreters in Letterkenny
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THE Courts Service spent €110,000 on interpreters in Letterkenny in 2025, we can reveal. Figures provided to the Donegal News from the Courts Service through a request under Freedom of Information (FOI) law shows €110,000 was spent on interpreters in the Letterkenny Combined Court Office. Advertisement The FOI states that €43,000 of the expenditure […]
No emergency accommodation activated during Storm Bram
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No emergency accommodation was activated during Storm Bram in December, Donegal County Council has said. The Status Orange Wind warning storm brought very strong winds and heavy rain, leaving households across the county without power and forcing a large number of schools to close. Donegal County Council had activated their Severe Weather Assessment Team on the […]