MINISTER of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan TD will be visiting Donegal today to launch the Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme. The minister is set to launch the programmes in Ionad Naomh Pádraig, Gaoth Dobhair and Illies Community Centre, Buncrana. Sláintecare Healthy Communities Programme (SHCP) is an interagency plan to […]
Portsalon Road to close for essential roadworks
THE Portsalon Road is set to close for two days due to essential roadworks taking place. Donegal County Council has advised that due to the works the R-246 Portsalon Road will be closed between 7am and 6pm tomorrow (Friday) and Monday, November 28. The road will be closed from the crossroads junction at the Gala […]
Saolta chief to visit hospital after shock resignation
THE Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Saolta University Health Care Group is to visit Letterkenny University Hospital in the coming days following the shock resignation of the hospital’s urologist. Ann Cosgrove confirmed at the latest Regional Health Forum West meeting that Mr Asadulla Aslam, a consultant urologist at Letterkenny University Hospital, has resigned in the […]
‘Tennessee is so backward it feels almost dystopian’
AS wider America digests the results of its mid-term elections a woman with strong ties to Donegal living in Tennessee says the southern state is “slipping into fascism”. The language of USA politics will mean relatively little to those on this side of the Atlantic – The Democrats have retained control of the Senate after winning a […]
Special wellbeing mural designed at Convoy school
Scoil Bhríde Convoy ran a very special competition, tasking their pupils to design a new mural for their school hall under the theme ‘wellbeing’. “It was not my wall, it was the children’s wall,” said the Principal Grainne Reid. Talented local artist Marty McDaid, a past pupil of Scoil Bhríde, helped to select the winning […]
Letterkenny event to celebrate learning through Irish
AN event to celebrate learning through the Irish language will take place in Letterkenny this weekend. ‘Aonach na Gaeilge’, which is organised by Líonra Leitir Ceanainn, will offer the community an opportunity to find out about the benefits of Irish medium education. A variety of organisations will be in attendance, including teachers from local primary […]
Works to tackle flooding in Twin Towns to start in 2023
WORKS to address flooding issues in the Twin Towns will finally commence in February 2023, it has been confirmed. Irish Water are planning to install a new sewage network in Stranorlar, running from the Letterkenny road to the Chapel which will address the persistent problems with flooding in the area. Cllr Patrick McGowan met with […]
Swimming star Anna honoured at former school
GLENSWILLY National School have honoured former student Anna Hennessy with a reception at the school. Anna, a Team Ireland swimmer, competed in the Down Syndrome Swimming Championship earlier this year. She competed in eight categories in total, including four solos and four relay races, achieving three personal bests. Her former teacher Ms Gerdaline Galligan who […]
New report reveals high number of sexual offences
THERE were more than 760 sexual offences recorded in the north west region last year. New figures published by Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal there were 761 sexual offences in the north west region in 2021. Incidents of public order offences in the north west region were high, with 5,692 public order and other social […]
Council passes €175m Budget for 2023
Yesterday Donegal County Council passed its revenue budget for 2023. The total expenditure forecast for next year is €175,555,907. This equals €480,975 daily expenditure or €1,056 council expenditure per citizen. The meeting heard that the cost increases experienced in the previous two years during the Covid pandemic did not ease and instead have worsened. Advertisement […]