THE DELAYS in getting passports renewed has prompted calls for a local passport office to be established in Donegal to serve the wider north west area. With 200,000 experiencing delays nationally Cllr Michael McMahaon described the situation as a fiasco this week. The Sinn Féin councillor put forward a motion at Donegal County Council’s monthly […]
Inspirational Donegal woman praised after Everest trek
DONEGAL woman Jennifer Doherty, who is blind from birth, received huge praise after returning from her recent trek to Mount Everest base camp. Jennifer and a group of climbers from the county were led by Letterkenny mountaineer Jason Black who became the first Donegal person to reach the summit of Everest in 2013. The climbing […]
Meeting over hospital angiogram service
A MEETING over the future provision of the angiogram service at Letterkenny University Hospital will take place this morning. Members of the HSE’s Regional Health Forum and Oireachtas members will hold a meeting with Saolta management over serious concerns about the withdrawal of the service. Up until the end of May the service has been […]
Race is on to name Donegal best place to holiday
All the nominated locations will be judged on a range of criteria including natural amenities, built environment, sustainability, tourism services.
Women’s organisations on alert for refugee exploitation
Women’s organisations in Letterkenny say they are on alert for any potential exploitation of Ukrainian refugees.
New book names Donegal walks among best in the country
A NEW book that details the best walks in Ireland has named two Donegal routes among the best in the country. Tipperary mountaineer and author John G O’Dwyer has just launched his latest book entitled ‘50 Best Irish Walks – Easy to Moderate’. Readers may be familiar with the author’s writing from his regular column […]
Huge turnout at Amyloidosis conference
There was a huge turnout at the Amyloidosis conference in Gaoth Dobhair today. Close to 200 people attended the ‘Emerging from the shadows’ event to shine a light on the rare and serious hereditary condition. It is also called ‘Donegal Amy’ because of its prevalence in the county and is characterised by a build-up of […]
Findings on alcohol abuse in Donegal ‘stark’
THE new president of Atlantic Technological University (ATU) has described alcohol misuse findings in Donegal as “stark”. Unveiling ‘Building a Safer Donegal: Free from Alcohol Harm’ in ATU on Tuesday, Dr Orla Flynn said the time had come for action. The report findings reveal 58 per cent of students in Donegal and 53 per cent […]
Presentation of mica scheme likely to be delayed
THE presentation of the enhanced mica redress scheme to Cabinet is expected to be delayed until June after a meeting of the party leaders did not go ahead as planned last Monday night. The full mica bill and memo was expected to come before Cabinet on Tuesday however PRO of the Mica Action Group, Michael […]
Water outage warning for Letterkenny
DONEGAL County Council has warned residents in Letterkenny that there may be a water outage next week due to repair works to water mains. These works are part of the National Leakage Reduction Programme and are scheduled to take place from 9am until 4pm on June 1. “Mains repair works may cause supply disruptions to […]