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 […]
Planners seek further information on proposed changes to Letterkenny shop
PLANNERS have sought further information on proposed plans for a a development at one of Letterkenny’s most loved shops. Anthony Delap lodged plans in November last, seeking permission for a number of changes to Clarke’s Newsagent on Lower Main Street. Advertisement The proposed plans comprise the demolition of an existing two-storey section to the rear of […]
Letterkenny man’s new book imagines a new democracy
Well-known barber Gerry McKeever stood as an independent candidate in the last general election
St Johnston publican brands draughts price hike ‘a terrible blow’
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A ST Johnston publican has described the move by Diageo to hike the price of its draught products by a further seven cent per pint next month as a “terrible blow”. Alice Lynch, of Maggie’s Tavern, said she has been left devastated by the development, which she said has come as a “bolt out of […]
Brain Freeze: Paula Leonard’s dip a day raises more than €5,000
CEO of Alcohol Forum Ireland Paula Leonard has raised more than €5,000 by taking on a swim a day for one month in Donegal’s freezing waters – and has revealed bold plans for another fundraiser. ‘Brain Freeze: Paula Leonard’s dip a day in December for Alcohol Related Brain Injury’ began in Rathmullan. Throughout the month, she swam at beaches across […]
Revealed: Emergency wait times during cold snap
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TWENTY-one per cent of patients had a wait of up to 24 hours in Letterkenny University Hospital’s Emergency Department during the snowy weather. Figures provided to the Donegal News show 266 patients attended the emergency department on Monday and Tuesday of last week. According to the Patient Experience Time (PET) figures, eight per cent of patients waited […]
Council to be asked to re-examine location of traffic lights in Letterkenny
CALLS are to be made for Donegal County Council to re-examine the location of traffic lights in Letterkenny. Councillor Tómas Seán Devine is expected to table a motion at the next Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District meeting on Tuesday, urging for the revisiting of the “traffic lights situation in Letterkenny”. The 100% Redress party councillor said he believes […]