Over 270 waiting on CAMHS appointments across the north west
275 people in the Donegal, Sligo/Leitrim/West Cavan and Cavan/Monaghan areas were on the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services waiting list up as far as last July. That’s according to details released under the Freedom of Information Act, The FOI details include figures for Community Health Organisation area Number 1,…
Sales of electric and hybrid private car increases across the north west
Electric and Hybrid private car sales increased across the north west in the first half of this year. While petrol and diesal car sales have declined throughout the country, e-car sales have increased. The figures from the Central Statistics Office show an overall increase in hybrid or electric cars in…
Declan Bonner ratified for another term as Donegal Manager
Declan Bonner has been ratified as manager of Donegal for another term after he presented his end of season report to the Donegal County Committee at a meeting last night. Bonner enjoyed a successful season, guiding Donegal back to Division one of the National league and to another Ulster title before…
Cross-border primary care study recruiting north west GPs
A cross-border primary care study is recruiting GPs from across the north west. Doctor surgeries in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim with more than one GP are being invited to take part in medication reviews of patients with multiple long-term health conditions. A research team from NUI Galway including partners from…
Donegal to significantly benefit from property tax generated in Dublin
Donegal is set to be one of the counties that will benefit most from revenue raised through the property tax in other counties such as Dublin and Cork. A fifth of all property tax raised by the residents in the capital will be used for other less well-off local authorities.…
Donegal Town wins ‘Foodie Towns 2019’ award
Donegal Town has been announced as the winner of the ‘Foodie Towns 2019’ award. The award is given to towns or villages where tourism is a primary part of the local culture and economy. The competition is run by the Restaurants Association of Ireland and the winner is decided through…
Population rises across the north west
The population across the north west region has increased according new figures. The latest information from the Central Statistics Office shows a rise of 1% for the region in the last year. The countries population could be on course to hit the 5 million mark next year -the highest since…