THE number of patients on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital’s (LUH) emergency department has surged by 45 per cent. Figures show there were 136 patients without a bed at the hospital at the end of August. In the same time frame in 2021, 61 patients were on a trolley – a rise of 44.85 per […]
Visitors from Rudolstadt return to sample some Donegal hospitality
ARRANMORE Island is set to have a Mayor! Following a visit to the island at the weekend by a delegation from the German town of Rudolstadt, the latter’s Mayor, Jörg Reichl, said he had enjoyed it and the scenery so much, he and his wife are planning to rent out a house there next summer. […]
Welcome for cheaper bus fare extension
Donegal bus companies have welcomed the budget announcement that the Young Adult Card (YAC) will be extended. The transport initiative will now be made available to 16, 17 and 18 year olds following an expansion of the scheme in Budget 2023. The YAC offers students and young people a 50 per-cent reduction in transport rates. […]
More clarification sought over corruption claims
DONEGAL County Council is to write to Cllr Micheál Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig to again seek clarification about claims of corruption he made at last year’s budget meeting. At Monday’s council meeting Cllr Nicholas Crossan called for the clarification and said the allegation made last November of corruption within the Council has not been fully examined. […]
Steep rise in drink driving offences
DRINK driving offences have surged in Donegal Garda Division, according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO). Also up are assaults, harrassments and threats to murder. There were 243 attempts/threats to murder, assaults, harassments and related offences in Donegal Garda Division up to the end of June this year, which is up from […]
McConalogue welcomes awarding of funding for 5 Cross-Border Donegal Projects
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue today welcomed the announcement by the Taoiseach Micheál Martin of five successful Donegal projects awarded funding under the Shared Island Local Authority Development Funding Scheme. More than €4.3m has been allocated to 15 lead Local Authorities in the South, working in partnership with 9 Councils in […]
Hospital security staff called gardai over 20 times
SECURITY staff at Letterkenny University Hospital have contacted gardaí more than 20 times this year so far. The figure was provided to Councillor Albert Doherty in response to a question he raised at this week’s meeting of Regional Health Forum West. Cllr Doherty asked how many times security at LUH deemed it necessary and requested […]
Donegal and North West described as ‘lagging’
Donegal is among several counties that have been ‘demoted’ by the EU. The EU Commission decision to downgrade the north west to a ‘lagging region’ has been described as “disappointing” by the head of Letterkenny’s university. The reclassification is due to the west and north west becoming significantly less well-off, relative to the European average, over recent years. Advertisement The […]
Weather warning issued for rain
Met Éireann has issued a yellow weather warning for rain in Donegal. The weather warning will come into force tomorrow (Friday) at 2am and will remain in place until 2pm. Tonight is expected to be wet and windy with these conditions continuing into Friday morning with strong and gusty southerly winds developing. Advertisement Heavy rainfall […]
As prices rocket many householders are facing a ‘Catch-22’ this winter
THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has admitted the incoming winter will be a ‘Catch-22’ scenario for many in Donegal. Programme Manager with the EPA, Pat Byrne was speaking to the Donegal News in the wake of the publication of the agency’s latest Air Quality in Ireland Report 2021. It reveals that while air quality in Ireland is […]