COVID-19 has delayed an independent external team from the NHS coming over to Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) to review its management and governance. Talks are continuing between Health Care Group Saolta and the NHS to bring over a team to address issues at the hospital following the publication of a HIQA review which identified weaknesses […]
Day surgeries cancelled amid hospital Covid-19 outbreak
A NUMBER of elective surgeries have been cancelled at Letterkenny University Hospital due to the mounting pressures of Covid-19. All day surgeries due to take place today (Friday) and next week have been postponed. All routine inpatient surgeries scheduled for next week have also been postponed. Time sensitive, urgent cases will proceed when it is […]
Walk-in vaccination clinics this weekend
Clinics are taking place in the Letterkenny Vaccination Centre (Letterkenny Business Park, F92 FP83) over the bank holiday weekend.
Man injured during robbery in Letterkenny
Gardaí are investigating after a man was injured and had his mobile phone stolen during a robbery in Letterkenny. The man had left the bus station and was walking in the direction of the carpark across the road when at the pedestrian crossing on the Ramelton Road, he was assaulted by two females and a […]
Almost 5,000 vaccinated in Letterkenny centre
ALMOST 5,000 people were vaccinated in the Letterkenny last week. Figures show that in the past week (13-19 December), the team at the Letterkenny Covid Vaccination Centre vaccinated in excess of 4,700 people. Letterkenny vaccination centre is continuing with the ‘boost the boosters’ campaign, managing appointments and walk-ins for first, second and third booster vaccine […]
Funeral of crash victim takes place today
On Friday afternoon, his motorcycle collided with a vehicle at Railway Road, Killygordon around 2pm.
Walk-in vaccination clinic open until 7pm this evening
There is a separate queue for people with scheduled appointments and this queue is prioritised.
‘He was an easy guy to like’
“It came as an awful shock. We went from being immature young men to growing up very quickly.”
Family fundraising in memory of Aimee Devenney (14)
Ahead of the first anniversary of her death, a Donegal community is fundraising in memory of a young girl who died from an asthma attack. Aimee Devenney was a young Donegal girl who died last year at the age of 14 due to an asthma attack. Her mother Michelle was interviewed on Barrscéalta on RTÉ […]
Walk-in Clinics in Letterkenny for Booster Vaccines for People in their 50s
THE first walk-in vaccination clinics for booster doses for people aged 50 to 59 will take place this weekend in the Letterkenny Vaccination Centre, which has relocated to the Letterkenny Business Park, Ballyraine. Letterkenny Walk-in Clinic for Booster Vaccine for those aged 50 to 59: · Saturday December 11, 9am to 5pm. For people who […]