COVID-19 Children’s vaccination clinics to continue this summer


Children aged 6 months to four years and five to 11 years can avail of their COVID-19 vaccinations in clinics this summer. Primary and first booster clinics for those 12 years and over will wrap up until the autumn this week, while clinics for children will continue. COVID-19 vaccines are recommended by the National Immunisation […]


Pop-up COVID-19 Spring Booster Clinic to be held in Dungloe


A pop-up COVID-19 Spring Booster clinic will be held at the Community Mental Health Hub Dungloe, Co. Donegal, F94 Y326 tomorrow Wednesday, June 14from 10.30am to 4.30pm. The Spring Boosters are still available to everyone aged 70 or older and those aged 5 years or older with a weak immune system until the end of […]


COVID-19 Spring Booster programme winding down in Donegal


With just over a week left of the COVID-19 Spring Booster programme, the HSE is encouraging eligible cohorts in Donegal to get their boosters before the end of the programme. The Spring Boosters are still available to everyone aged 70 or older and those aged 12 years or older with a weak immune system across […]


COVID-19 Spring Boosters available at walk-in clinics


COVID-19 Spring Boosters are still available to everyone aged 70 or older and those aged 12 years or older with a weak immune system across Donegal. Those who have not received their COVID-19 Spring booster vaccine can now do so at walk-in clinics. If you are eligible, you can also get a COVID-19 Spring booster […]


Covid-19 vaccination centres to close for Easter


COVID-19 vaccination centres will close for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend in Donegal. Clinics in Donegal are closed from tomorrow April 7 until April 11. However, Letterkenny CVC will be operational once again on Wednesday April 12. Advertisement Primary doses of COVID-19 are available for those aged 6 months to 4 years, those aged 5 […]


COVID-19 vaccinations continue in Donegal


COVID-19 vaccinations will continue to be administered in Donegal. Despite the closure of COVID-19 Testing Centres in the county, COVID-19 vaccination clinics and pop up clinics are continuing throughout the county. Primary doses of COVID-19 are available for those aged 6 months to 4 years, those aged 5 to 11 years and those aged 12 […]


Donegal Covid-19 testing centre to close this week


THE Public Health advice for Covid-19 has been updated and from this Thursday, March 30, Covid-19 testing is no longer recommended for the vast majority of people. In line with this new advice, community testing centres across Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo and the self-referral portal for ordering PCR tests are no longer required, […]


44 patients on trolleys at Letterkenny hospital


THERE are 44 patients on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital today, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). The hospital experienced another busy weekend and is currently dealing with 31 confirmed cases of Covid-19. Nationally there are 709 patients on trolleys today. Given the high level of overcrowding in hospitals across the country […]


Letterkenny University Hospital remains extremely busy


Letterkenny University Hospital is appealing to the public to consider all care options before attending the Emergency Department. The ED at LUH has experienced four of the busiest days on record this week, with attendances ranging from 162 up to the highest ever attendance 208 this week. As of 9am this morning there are 20 […]


Over €600,000 granted to community groups to help with increased inflation


Eighty seven Donegal voluntary and community providers will receive total funding of €625k from the Government’s ‘Inflation Fund’.  Community-based and voluntary health and social care providers are being allocated the funding on a once-off basis as part of Government measures to ease cost-of-living pressures. At Budget 2023, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform announced […]