STAFF working in Donegal’s water services will receive refresher training following incidents elsewhere in the country where contaminated water entered the public drinking supply causing dozens to fall ill. Irish Water confirmed to the Donegal News that staff will receive the training within the next two weeks while all water treatment plants in the county […]
The ‘milky bar kid’ has arrived in Donegal
A YOUNG entrepreneur has launched Donegal’s first milk bar where members of the public will be able to buy milk pasteurised on the family farm from a self-service vending machine. It is an idea 23-year-old Shannon Porter has been toying with for many years having seen the success of similar ventures in England and the […]
Appeal for scam victims to report the crime to gardai
PEOPLE who have fallen victim of scams are not reporting them to the Gardai because they have been reimbursed by their bank. Superintendent Goretti Sheridan spoke at last week’s Joint Policing Committee (JPC) about how their investigations are being impeded because people are unwilling to make statements. There has been an avalanche of phone scams […]
Donegal had second highest number of Covid-19 cases
THE battle with the coronavirus is not over yet, despite Ireland’s high vaccination roll-out, according to the latest HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) figures. The national incidence rate of the coronavirus stands at 390.4 cases per 100,000 population. There were 1,282 cases of Covid-19 notified in Donegal in the last fourteen days. The county […]
Only fifteen social houses tested for mica
JUST 15 tests been carried out on social houses suspected of having mica in the Letterkenny and Milford District despite a target of 150 to 200 tests a year. Core testing has been carried out on those homes in the past six months however the results are yet to be presented to the residents. A […]
One in four consultant posts vacant in LUH – Saolta
ONE in four whole-time equivalent (WTE) consultant posts are vacant across “a range of medical and surgical specialties” at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH). There are currently 66 approved Consultant Posts at LUH of which 47 posts are filled on a permanent basis, according to a spokesperson for Saolta University Health Care Group. All other posts […]
Gardai ramp up efforts to tackle cyber crime
THE FIGHT against cyber crime in Donegal is intensifying with 28 gardai in the Division now specially trained to deal with the problem. Chief Superintendent of the Garda National Crime Bureau, Paul Cleary was speaking at the Joint Policing Committee meeting on Friday when he spoke about the worrying rise in cyber crime in the […]
Nursing homes prepare for second ‘Covid winter’
NURSING home managers in Letterkenny are preparing for the challenges of a second Covid-19 winter, but say they are hopeful no further visiting bans will be rolled out. It comes as the HSE was forced to close a number of wards to visitors in Letterkenny University Hospital following an outbreak of Covid-19. Last week, Chief […]
Mica fight to return to Dublin next month
MICA campaigners are gearing up for another day in Dublin and are urging the people of Donegal to prepare for a protest in the capital on Friday, October 8 if their demands are not met by the government. The campaigners are demanding 100 per cent redress for their crumbling homes, a 40-year State guarantee and […]
CAB investigating 48 cases in Donegal – report
THE Criminal Assets Bureau of the gardaí, which is tasked with investigating proceeds from criminal activity, had almost fifty targets under investigation in Donegal last year, its annual report shows. The CAB is currently investigating a total of 48 persons and organisations across the county. The Bureau has increased its focus on criminals operating […]