Trolley numbers fall dramatically in north west
Trolley waiting numbers in the north west have dropped dramatically today with just 11 people waiting for a bed. This is down from a high of 35 yesterday. Letterkenny University Hospital remains the highest in…
Killybegs cafe named best in borders area
A café in Donegal has won the first ever Food Awards Ireland title of Café/Bistro of the year 2016 for the borders area. Mrs B’s Coffee House in Killybegs won the award after a public…
Northwest sports clubs urged to register for 2017 sports grants
Sports clubs in Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal will be able to avail of a new sports grants worth 30 million euro in the new year. The scheme announced by government today will open on January…
Green light given to north-south electricity interconnector
An Bord Pleanala has given the green light to the North-South electricity Interconnector. It’s aimed at allowing electricity to flow between the Republic and Northern Ireland, and includes almost 3 hundred pylons across counties Meath,…
Independent TD says royal visit money could have been better spent
A Donegal TD says the money spent on the visit of Prince Charles to County Donegal would have been better spent on a targeted promotional campaign for the county. Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle was reacting…
€5,000 raised for Lost at Sea charity
Nearly €5,000 has been raised in Killybegs, Co Donegal, for the work of the Lost at Sea Tragedies charity. Most of the money was raised through a sponsored walk and run from Donegal Town to…
N16 restrictions at Glenfarne to be lifted for Christmas
There’s good news for motorists travelling on the N16 road near Glenfarne in north Leitrim. Traffic lights and restrictions which have have been in place for some time will be removed for the Christmas period.…
