IT has been more than 17 weeks since a spy camera was detected at Letterkenny General Hospital and Donegal Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn has now demanded that an independent investigation must be established.
Priest issues drug plea amid heartbreaking scenes at funeral of Oisín Crawford
A PARISH priest has issued an impassioned plea for young people to ‘stay away from drugs’ following the tragic death of a 22-year-old St Johnston man this week.
UPDATE: Oisin Crawford funeral on Wednesday as friend responds to treatment
BY HARRY WALSH THE young St Johnston man who has been critically ill in Letterkenny General Hospital for the past 36-hours is responding to treatement. Simon Lynch (22) was one of four young people taken to hospital in the early hours of Monday morning after emergency services were called to a house in Main Street, […]
Young St Johnston man who dies following house party is named
The young man who was found dead in a flat in St Johnston in the early hours of this morning has been named as Oisin Crawford.
HSE issue Double Cross and/or Double Black warning after death of young St Johnson man
THE HSE has issued a warning to young people of potential dangers linked to taking drugs or using drugs in combinations.
HSE paying €81,000 per year to rent ‘McGinley building’
IT is costing the HSE €81,000 a year to rent the new Out-Patients Department of Letterkenny General Hospital in Scally Place, it has emerged.
Shortcomings in Ferry abuse case revealed in shocking new report
By Cronan Scanlon A DAMNING new report has found that health board officials failed to investigate a convicted paedophile who returned to his job as a school caretaker in Gweedore where he sexually abused more young boys. Michael Ferry (58) is serving a 14-year sentence after pleading guilty to dozens of sex attacks on young […]
Letterkenny orthodontic services in “crisis” – Consultant
A SENIOR Consultant has admitted that orthodontic services at Letterkenny General Hospital (LGH) are in “crisis mode.”
Further Cutbacks to NowDoc Service Putting Lives in Danger – Doherty
A change in the Standard Operating Procedure for NowDoc Services which states that the out of hours doctor will no longer respond to life threatening calls other than where requested to do so by the Ambulance Service will put lives in danger according to Sinn Féin TD for Donegal South West Pearse Doherty.
HSE remain silent on new Letterkenny medical school
A FINAL planning application is to be submitted shortly for a proposed new €4 million medical training school at Letterkenny General Hospital (LGH).