LETTERKENNY was one of a number of towns across Ireland to record a high rate of air pollution incidents last year. The latest report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows air quality levels last year exceeded the recommended daily limit of particulate matter (known as PM10) on 21 days in Ennis, county Clare and […]
Garda District facing axe
MILFORD could lose its ‘District Headquarters’ status under a new Garda restructuring strategy. Donegal’s most senior officers have been informed that the county will be cut from four Garda districts – Buncrana, Letterkenny, Ballyshannon and Milford – to three. And while An Garda Síochána’s top table is at pains to say little will change on the […]
€50m investment in Wastewater Infrastructure for Ramelton, Milford and Rathmullan
A LONG awaited Sewerage Scheme in Ramelton, Milford and Rathmullan has been given the green light with a €50 million investment. This new sewerage scheme will result in significant improvements to water quality by ending the discharge of raw sewage directly into Leannan Estuary, Lough Swilly and Maggie’s Burn, safeguarding the environment and supporting social […]
PICTURED: Donegal Councillors hold mica protest in Dublin
A DELEGATION of Donegal County Councillors assembled outside Leinster House this afternoon to demand equality for defective block homeowners. Photo Credit: Mica Action Group Advertisement
Letterkenny University Hospital ‘under significant pressure’
The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is under significant pressure today with high attendances and long waiting times. Yesterday 154 people attended the Emergency Department. The high number of people attending who need to be admitted for ongoing treatment means that there is pressure on bed availability. Advertisement This is resulting in significant delays […]
SVP says temporary supports welcome but not sufficient for households in crisis
The government has announced a €400 million support package today for social protection measures. The measures include a lump sum child benefit payment of €100 per child to be paid in June, and a €200 lump sum to be paid in April to all long-term social welfare recipients. In July there will be a one-off […]
Laura Brennan HPV catch-up clinic to be held in Donegal
A clinic will be held in Donegal next month as part of the Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up programme. The clinic will be held on Monday March 13th from 9.30am to 4.15pm at the immunisation Department, St Conal’s Campus, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92FW6Y. The programme is aimed at those aged 16 or older who did […]
Donegal mentor David James hoping for Glór Tíre success
DONEGAL musician David James is hoping for success tomorrow night as his Glór Tíre contestant is set to compete in the grand final. David James has been mentoring schoolteacher Seán Fahy from Belmullet in County Mayo during his debut season as a mentor. Tomorrow night Seán will go up against Molly O Connell and Noel […]
Over 40 patients awaiting beds in Letterkenny Hospital
42 people are currently waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital. 26 people are on trolleys in the emergency department, while 16 are on trolleys in wards elsewhere in the hospital. Nationally, 655 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. Advertisement 500 patients are waiting in the […]
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 […]