The Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is under significant pressure today with high attendances and long waiting times. Yesterday 154 people attended the Emergency Department. The high number of people attending who need to be admitted for ongoing treatment means that there is pressure on bed availability. Advertisement This is resulting in significant delays […]
Appeal after video footage emerges of fight
Gardai are appealing for the person who captured video footage of a group of men fighting in Glencar to get in touch with them.
Laura Brennan HPV catch-up clinic to be held in Donegal
A clinic will be held in Donegal next month as part of the Laura Brennan HPV vaccine catch-up programme. The clinic will be held on Monday March 13th from 9.30am to 4.15pm at the immunisation Department, St Conal’s Campus, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92FW6Y. The programme is aimed at those aged 16 or older who did […]
Driving licence office will remain open as normal
The proposed National Driving Licence Service (NDLS) Letterkenny office reduction in operating hours will not go ahead. The confirmation follows an update from Minister of State Jack Chambers T.D. last week in which he noted the proposed move was paused following a report from the RSA. Advertisement Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine […]
Over 40 patients awaiting beds in Letterkenny Hospital
42 people are currently waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital. 26 people are on trolleys in the emergency department, while 16 are on trolleys in wards elsewhere in the hospital. Nationally, 655 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. Advertisement 500 patients are waiting in the […]
Theatre and pantomime society at ‘loggerheads’
COST and a difference of opinion between the Letterkenny Pantomime Society and An Grianan Theatre were raised as a matter of urgency by Cllr Kevin Bradley at Tuesday’s Letterkenny /Milford MD meeting. Cllr Bradley had put forward a motion calling on the council to engage with both parties “to resolve the current issues and look […]
Solidarity Rally being held in Letterkenny this weekend
THE Donegal Intercultural Platform is holding a ‘Diversity not Division’ rally in Letterkenny this weekend. The group is calling for everyone to attend the solidarity rally at the Market Square on Saturday at 1.30pm. Attendees are urged to bring banners, flags and posters. Advertisement The event is being held to coincide with the national solidarity […]
Extra patrols being set up in Letterkenny over anti-social incidents
GARDAI are to set up increased patrols in Letterkenny in the wake of a rise in antisocial behaviour. While remaining tight-lipped about where the incidents have been taking place and the nature of them, gardaí in Letterkenny have said they have received recent reports of anti-social behaviour involving groups of young people at various locations within the town. Gardaí have […]
Rise in number of patients on trolleys at LUH
There are currently 29 patients on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital, a rise of seven when compared to yesterday. 18 patients are awaiting beds in the emergency department while 11 are on wards elsewhere in the hospital. 541 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 431 patients are […]
Traffic lights for Polestar ‘cannot come soon enough’
NEW traffic lights for the Polestar Roundabout “cannot come soon enough”, according to Cllr Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly who this week urged the local authority to have lights operational as soon as the Four Lane road is completed. All roads leading to the roundabout come to a standstill in the morning and evening with motorists reporting […]