MAJOR issues impacting Donegal people which were to be discussed at Monday’s meeting of Donegal County Council had to be abandoned for the second week in a row due to disruption in the Council Chamber. The January plenary meeting was abandoned on Monday leaving important issues in Iimbo. The meeting will now be held on […]
Paddy returns to Donegal after swimming around Ireland
AN 81-year-old Arranmore man who has raised almost €85,000 for a Rosses-based counselling service by sea swimming around the coast of Ireland has no plans to “put his feet up” when he finishes on Saturday. Paddy Conaghan swapped Christmas at home to take on the mammoth two-month challenge of swimming at almost every beach and […]
Winter pressures having major impact on hospital
LETTERKENNY University Hospital is treating more people than ever before as extreme winter pressures are having a major impact on the health service. A range of factors including the impact of winter and the high numbers in hospital and attending ED are leading to a very high demand on both hospital and community services. Referring to the […]
Donegal’s Covid-19 vaccine roll-out slowing down
DONEGAL’S Covid vaccination roll-out is starting to show signs of slowing down. Latest figures from the HSE highlight the reduced demand for a programme which accelerated through much of last year. As numbers presenting to the Vaccination Centre in Letterkenny continue to drop, the HSE is looking at opening up pop-up vaccination centres at different […]
Long waits at busy Letterkenny emergency department
Letterkenny University Hospital is advising that the Emergency Department is very busy and management have apologised for the long waiting times. There is ongoing pressure on bed availability in the hospital and as a result patients are facing long delays being admitted from the Emergency Department to a bed on a ward. There are currently […]
20 Donegal children waiting on Spina Bifida appointment
THE ongoing delay in appointments for 20 Donegal children who have been diagnosed with Spina Bifida has been branded as ‘pure negligence’ amid fears that children are deteriorating at a rapid rate. Twenty children in Donegal who have been diagnosed with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus are currently waiting at least 18 months for an appointment, […]
Seamus Heaney’s famed pen was bought in Donegal
A FOUNTAIN PEN purchased in Donegal may have been one of the foundation stones of the internationally acclaimed career of Poetry Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, it emerged this week. On a visit to the Seamus Heaney HomePlace in Bellaghy, County Derry recently, Buncrana man Terry Tedstone happened to mention to the guide that he was […]
Dead puffins wash up on Gola
BIRDWATCH Ireland is asking people to report any sightings of dead puffins after a number were discovered on Gola Island. It is not clear what is causing the deaths and Birdwatch Ireland says it would be keen to inspect at least one of the carcasses. Residents on Gola say they have encountered a number of […]
Over 550 waiting on passports in Donegal
MORE than 550 people in Donegal are among those caught up in the large backlog of passport applications, according to new figures released by the Department of Foreign Affairs. There are currently 557 online applications from Donegal with the Passport Service, which has been experiencing a very high demand since May 2021 and is expected […]
Investment of over €9m for Killybegs harbour centre
KILLYBEGS fishery harbour centre will receive over €9 million in funding in 2022 as part of a major investment announced by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD this morning. Minister McConalogue announced the allocation of €35m for capital projects in 2022 in Ireland’s six state-owned Fishery Harbour Centres at Killybegs, Ros […]