Hospital visitors will be asked to show covid jab proof


VISITORS at Letterkenny University Hospital will have to show proof of their Covid-19 vaccine as new rules are introduced in an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus. Following new national guidance on visiting, visitors to all hospitals will be asked to produce their EU Digital COVID Certificate or HSE COVID-19 Vaccination Record or […]

Fifteen complaints lodged about gynae services at LUH


FIFTEEN complaints have been lodged about gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) since the start of last year. According to figures obtained by the Donegal News through a Freedom of Information request nine complaints were lodged about the service in 2020 followed by six so far this year. Last month the Health Information and […]

Former schoolboy player enters his first physique show


IT took more than two decades, but Letterkenny man David Nangle is where he always wanted to be: on stage. In his youth, David (40) had ambitions to be a gym instructor but opted to go to college to study teaching. For the past fifteen years he has been a teacher at GEMS Cambridge International […]

Entrance to Public Services Centre to be relocated


THE entrance to the Public Services Centre in Letterkenny is to be relocated from the Neil T Blaney Road to the Joe Bonner Road. Donegal County Council are currently completing the Neil T Blaney Road Section of the Letterkenny Traffic Management Project and part of this work involves the relocation of the entrance to the […]

Moves to pinpoint where smoky coal is being used


THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is introducing additional measures to monitor air quality in Letterkenny amid a spike in pollution levels, the Donegal News has learned. EPA staff met with Donegal County Council last week and began installing diffusion tubes at various locations around the town in a bid to pinpoint areas where there are […]

Cullinane accuses HSE of ‘lack of vision’


BAD planning, a deficiency in investment and a lack of vision on the part of the HSE – that is how Sinn Féin’s health spokesperson has characterised the situation at Letterkenn hospital. David Cullinane was in Donegal on Friday, the latest leg on a fact finding tour of the State he is embarking on. The […]

Letterkenny Christmas light switch on cancelled


THE Letterkenny Christmas light switch on event has been cancelled. The event was due to be held on Friday night, November 19 but due to the high number of Covid-19 cases, Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce has made the decision to cancel the event. A virtual switch on will be held on Facebook and the Chamber […]