Loganair announces enhanced schedule for services between Glasgow and Donegal


There is good news for Donegal air passengers with Loganair announcing the introduction of  an enhanced schedule for services between Glasgow and Donegal, delivering year-round flights and its biggest ever summer programme. The UK’s largest regional airline is the only carrier offering a direct air link between the North West of Ireland and the UK. […]

Donegal County Council wants to hear from rope thatchers


Have you got experience of rope thatching or of growing materials for thatching? If you do, Donegal County Council would like to hear from you. The council’s Donegal is open until Friday, March 8 and the implementation of the scheme over the past five years has highlighted the shortage of rope thatchers and the availability […]

Launch of book on Great Famine in Donegal


A lecture and launch of a book of essays on the Great Famine in Donegal is to take place on Saturday, March 9. Last May, the 2023 National Famine Commemoration in County Donegal took place on the former site of the Milford workhouse. As part of the programme surrounding the national commemoration, Donegal County Council’s […]

LUH has half the number of ICU beds that it needs


by Louise Doyle CONCERN has been raised that Letterkenny University Hospital has half the number of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds that it needs. The hospital currently has six funded ICU beds and presently operates four surgical High Dependency Unit (HDU) beds. Advertisement The detail came to light at the recent meeting of Regional Health Forum […]

Almost 400 work permits issued in Donegal last year


ALMOST 400 work permits were issued in Donegal to people from outside the European Economic Area last year. Figures published by the Irish Independent show 387 work permits were issued in Donegal in 2023. In all, a total of 30, 981 work permits were issued last year, as demand for work permits has intensified. Advertisement Nurses, […]

Appeal for life saving donor breast milk


DONOR mums in Donegal are being urged to provide lifesaving breast milk to premature and sick babies across Ireland. The Western Trust Human Milk Bank Service is calling on donor mums to come forward and help to provide essential donor breast milk for babies in neonatal units in hospitals across the country this year. The service […]

Festival seeks board members


THE Earagail Arts Festival, Donegal’s premier summer event, are seeking interest from people interested in joining the board which is a voluntary role. The festival, which takes place this year from July 13 to 28, is inviting expressions of interest from anyone who believes they can contribute their time and skills to Donegal’s signature, bi-lingual […]

Children should never be denied help they may need: Pringle


By Dionne Meehan CHILDREN in Donegal have been left waiting months for urgent mental health support due to a backlog in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). This comes after it was revealed this week that Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) 1, which includes Donegal, had the fifth highest waiting list for CAMHS in the country […]