Road closed following crash in Donegal Town
A road has been closed following a crash in Donegal this morning. It’s understood that Gardaí and an ambulance attended the scene with the crash believed to have taken place between the Tullyearl and Drumlonagher roundabouts on the N15. There has been a serious injury. The road between the roundabouts…
Six North West care centres fully compliant with HIQA regulations in latest reports
Six care centres across the North West have been included in the latest round of HIQA inspections. The health watchdog published the findings of 30 reports this morning. Three centres in Sligo, two in Donegal and one in Leitrim were all among the reports, with inspections carried out at the…
Local Garda express concern with number of road fatalities in 2024
Motorists across the North West are being urged to reduce their speed this National Slow-Down Day. The campaign aims to reduce the number of fatalities by targeting those driving too fast. Already today a motorists has been detected travelling at 75km/h in a 60km/h Zone on the N4…
Rare Disease Day aims to provide support for those dealing with growing illnesses
Reminders are being issued today that 1 in 17 people in Ireland are living with some form of a rare disease. Today marks Rare Disease Day with the message from campaigners that Rare isn’t always that rare. It’s believed around 300 thousand people in Ireland have…
An Taisce express concern at increase in vandalism of historical monuments
It’s been revealed that up to 140 historic monuments in Ireland have been vandalised and attacked in the past 3 years – they include vandalism caused to the megalithic tomb at Carrowkeel in Sligo last October, and to Queen Maeve’s cairn on Knocknarea. Ian Lumley of An Taisce has been…
Donegal Deputy highlights the plight of constituent that has been left waiting years for an operation
The Government has been lambasted for its approach in dealing with waiting lists for spinal surgeries for children. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has accused them of breaking promises. Speaking in the Dáil, Deputy Doherty highlighted a case of one of his constituents, who is waiting five years for…
Leitrim Councillor calls for additional care assistant hours to be provided locally
There have been calls for improvements to be made to the HSE’s current home support service in the north west. At present service users receive 90 minute slots a week in their own homes. Care assistants previously carried out a far wider range of tasks and its claimed…