by Sabrina Sweeney Simmering concerns in March over the proposed location of a new surgical hub to serve the north west have now boiled over into a full-blown crisis for healthcare in Donegal. It’s understood a decision has been made regionally by the HSE to locate the day-case and planned surgery services at Sligo University […]
Rising rat and mouse activity reported in north west
Rentokil sees double-digit increases in pest callouts in first three months of this year
Oakfield Park prepares for a new food festival
Oakfield Park is gearing up for a weekend of delicious food, exceptional craft and live entertainment, as they prepare for the Donegal Festival of Food and Craft which takes place in May. The two-day event, set in The Paddock of the Upper Gardens extending down to the Allée in the Lower Gardens of Oakfield Park, […]
Vape shop owner says incoming law will ‘kill’ industry
By Paul McElwee A NORTH west vape shop owner has said that an influx of vape users from across the border is ‘inevitable’ with the upcoming ban on flavoured vapes and an excise tax on non-banned vapes coming into effect in the new year. Connor Kelly, of Vape Shack in Strabane, is expecting his cross-border trade to […]
Efforts to increase corncrake populations in north-west paying off
Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, has today welcomed new data showing that efforts to increase corncrake populations in the west and north-west of Ireland are beginning to paying off. A 2024 survey from the National Parks and Wildlife Service shows an increase in the national corncrake population by […]
Lifford man ‘fears the worst’ after massive Dublin fire
By Thomas Maher THE local owner of a 1958 Chevy truck – which was used to raise thousands of pounds for charities – is fearing the worst, after a Dublin garage in which the vehicle was parked was partially destroyed by a fire on Tuesday night. Lifford man Keith ‘Bear’ Gamble told this newspaper that he remains unsure of the condition […]
Department of Public Health probing meningococcal case
THE Department of Public Health West and North West is responding to two cases of confirmed infection and one probable case of infection of meningococcal disease in the West. Public Health were notified of the cases in early February, and concerns three teenagers. Close contacts have identified by Public Health and offered preventive treatment as appropriate. […]
Head of Saolta to become new HSE Regional Executive Officer
THE head of health care group Saolta has been appointed the new Regional Executive Officer to lead HSE West and North West. In the new role Tony Canavan will form part of the core HSE Senior Leadership Team, providing regional input into the development of national policies and standards. The HSE is organising service delivery […]
Vertiv creates 200 jobs
Almost 200 jobs are to be created in Derry by engineering company Vertiv. Vertiv makes equipment for data centres and has been in the northwest since 2021 when it bought E&I Engineering, a company founded by local man Philip O’Doherty, who now has a senior role at the firm. Welcoming the announcement Mayor of Derry […]
Cost of rebuilding houses rises by twelve per cent
By Róise Collins THE cost of rebuilding houses in the North West region has increased by an average of 12 per cent in the past twelve months, the latest House Rebuilding Guide published by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) has revealed. This means that rebuild costs across counties Donegal, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim […]