WHEN pharmaceutical giant AbbVie recently shone the spotlight on one of its employees Sean McEwen they said that he had one of the toughest jobs in the company. The Letterkenny man is Vice President of Quality Assurance at a company which employs in excess of 48,000 people in more than 70 countries across the globe. […]
More therapists recruited for Pieta in Letterkenny
The majority (70 per cent) of people under the age of 18 coming to their doors are female which has prompted the charity to appeal to men to reach out
Walk-in vaccination centres available this weekend
The walk-in vaccination clinic will be open to any eligible person aged 12 or over.
Students scramble for accommodation in Letterkenny
Landlords are “iffy and wary” about providing accommodation to students because of the pandemic.
Workplace worries as Donegal covid cases hit 150 daily
OUTBREAKS in workplaces in Donegal are contributing to a surge in Covid-19 cases with between 130 and 150 cases now being reported daily. Dr Anthony Breslin, Director of Public Health for the north west has warned people not to let their guard down as the virus remains very prevalent across all areas of the county […]
HIQA to publish Letterkenny ‘gynae’ review in October
A REVIEW of gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is now in its final stages and will be published in October. The health watchdog announced in April that it had begun the review to ensure the HSE, Saolta University Healthcare Group and LUH are implementing recommendations of […]
Hangs up overalls after 46 years in Letterkenny company
BONNAR Engineering Limited, based in the heart of Letterkenny, has bid a fond farewell to one of its longest serving employees who has has retired after more than 46 years working with the business. John Nesbitt, who lives in Figart, Raphoe, hung up his overalls having worked in the Neil T Blaney Road site since […]
Family with five generation get to meet up at long last
A FAMILY with five generations were finally able to meet up in Letterkenny last month after Covid-19 restricted them from all being together. Betty Doogan, 84, from Kincasslagh, Noreen Higgins, 65, from Slieve Sneacht, Letterkenny and Pauline Higgins, 41 and Amy Higgins, 22, all came together with Amy’s daughter Molly Danagher who will celebrate her […]
An insight into how travel has changed during pandemic
A LETTERKENNY travel agent took to the sky and sea for the first time in almost 18 months as non-essential international travel is finally back up and running. Emma McHugh and Caroline Kerr from Atlantic Travel in Letterkenny were among eight travel agents who were invited to a Norwegian Cruise Line in Greece to test […]
New vaccination centre to open in west Donegal
PLANS are underway to open a new satellite vaccination centre in West Donegal. The news comes as the first walk-in vaccination centres prepare to open in the county over the bank holiday weekend. People without an appointment will be able to get a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine in the Letterkenny IT vaccination centre on Saturday […]