Govt need to prioritise hospital overcrowding ahead of Airport queues insists Consultant
Dr Fergal Hickey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital, has called on the Government to prioritise reducing overcrowding in hospitals in the way they are sorting the long delays at Dublin Airport. Dr Hickey says the overcrowding at Sligo Hospital’s Emergency Department last weekend was the worst ever…
Minister hopes for more talks over angiogram service at Sligo University Hospital
The Agriculture Minister hopes that more talks will take place in relation to the long term provision of the angiogram service at Sligo University Hospital. It follows confirmation that the service in Letterkenny University Hospital has been secured. The service had until now been run by an independent…
HSE urged to provide adult dental care at Ballymote Primary Care & Mental Health Centre
There are calls on the HSE to provide adult dental care at the Ballymote Primary Care and Mental Health Centre. Currently the centre provides the service but to under 16s and adults with special care needs only. The HSE says it’s not in a position to expand the…
Drumkeerin community fundraiser planned for Bank Holiday Weekend
As towns and villages in the North west continue to return to normality following the Covid-19 pandemic, the north Leitrim town of Drumkeerin is using a popular annual event which takes place this weekend to raise funds for a local community owned building. The Rowanberry Enterprises is a community enterprise…
Angiogram service secured at Letterkenny University Hospital
It’s been confirmed that the angiogram service in Letterkenny University Hospital has been secured. The service had until now been run by an independent private operator that travelled to the hospital weekly however the facility is set to run the service directly. The Friends of Letterkenny Hospital charity…
42 people waiting for a bed at North West hospitals
There were 42 people waiting for a bed at the two main North West hospitals this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. 32 people were waiting in Sligo University Hospital while 10 were waiting at Letterkenny. Nationally, there were 368 people waiting at hospitals across the…
Serious concern raised over current state of some crash barriers in south Donegal
Serious concern has been raised over the current state of some crash barriers in south Donegal. The safety infrastructure in some areas is said to have eroded away so badly that they will soon be unfit for purpose. While there are funding avenues through the TII for national…