Pop-up vaccination clinics to be held in Dungloe


Two COVID-19 pop-up vaccination clinics will be held in Dungloe on Tuesday June 14th and Wednesday June 15th. The clinics will be held in Dungloe Community Hospital (F94Y326) from 11am to 5.45pm on both days for those aged 12 years and over for Dose 1, Dose 2 and booster vaccines. Those 65 years and over […]


Capturing Covid-19 – A Day of Reflection


Donegal County Community Forum is hosting a Day of Reflection which will take place on 22nd May 2022 as a tribute to those we have lost during the pandemic, those whose lives have been forever changed because of the pandemic and to the local individuals and organisations who stepped up to help us face and […]


Saolta monitoring new variant


SAOLTA University Health Care Group says it is monitoring the arrival of a new variant of Covid-19. Hundreds of cases of the new Omicron variant XE have been detected in England. As of March 22, 637 cases of XE had been detected. The UK Health Security Agency said it was studying XE – a mutation of […]


Thirteen wards in hospital dealing with Covid-19


THERE were thirteen wards dealing with Covid-19 outbreaks at Letterkenny University Hospital yesterday as more elective procedures were postponed due to a lack of bed capacity. There were 54 patients with the virus being treated at the facility last night with one Covid-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit. Due to the high number of […]


Overcrowding at LUH described as “incredibly dangerous”


  The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said today (Monday) that its members are once again calling for government intervention to resolve the “incredibly dangerous” overcrowding at Letterkenny University Hospital.   The union noted that the overcrowding is having a very serious impact on staff wellbeing as well as on the quality of care […]


Covid-19 cases expected to rise after bank holidays


THE number of Covid-19 cases in Donegal are expected to increase significantly this week following celebrations over the St Patrick’s Day double bank holiday.  According to Director of Public Health Dr Anthony Breslin, the health service is expecting an upsurge of positive Covid-19 cases this week due to increased socialising over the double bank holiday […]


LUH ‘severely impacted’ by increase in Covid patients


VISITING restrictions remain in place at Letterkenny University Hospital as the site continues to be ‘severely impacted’ by Covid-19. The hospital is seeing a significant increase in Covid-19 positive admissions and attendances, while also dealing with high volumes of non-Covid patients. There are 84 patients with Covid-19 being treated in the hospital today. Currently, there […]


Donegal’s Covid-19 vaccine roll-out slowing down


DONEGAL’S Covid vaccination roll-out is starting to show signs of slowing down. Latest figures from the HSE highlight the reduced demand for a programme which accelerated through much of last year. As numbers presenting to the Vaccination Centre in Letterkenny continue to drop, the HSE is looking at opening up pop-up vaccination centres at different […]


HSE announces return of visiting at hospital


VISITING by appointment has been reintroduced at Letterkenny University Hospital. Following a change in Covid guidelines, the HSE has confirmed that patients may have one visit per day lasting up to 30 minutes. “To make an appointment to visit a patient in a ward area family members/visitors are asked to contact the ward or unit […]