Donegal foodbank appeals for assistance
A foodbank in Donegal is appealing for assistance from the public due to an increase in demand for the service. Up to a 1,000 people from both north and south of the county are using the services of the foodbank, which is located in Letterkenny, every month. Demand for the…
500 hospital support staff across to go on strike this morning
Over 500 hospital support staff across the north west region are due to go on strike this morning. 10 thousand support staff in 38 hospitals and healthcare facilities including Sligo University Hospital and Letterkenny University Hospital are walking off the job at 8am for 24 hours. The Saolta Group says…
Three children taken to hospital after incident in Letterkenny swimming pool
Emergency services are currently at the scene of an incident in Co. Donegal which is believed to involve chemicals. The alarm was raised just after 12pm when a number of children became ill while in the swimming pool at Aura Leisure Centre’s in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. 3 children have been…
Disruption to hospitals in north west could continue today
The HSE is warning of potential disruption to services in hospitals in Sligo and Letterkenny once they get back up and running later. Industrial action by nurses ends at 8am, but the HSE says there could be a surge in patients presenting at emergency departments. INMO members will stage a…
Former Sinn Fein TD to hold public meeting about setting up new political party
The former Sinn Fein TD Peadar Toibin will hold a public meeting in Donegal this evening in relation to the establishment of a new political party. The meeting will take place in the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny. Deputy Toibin says his new party is attracting a sizeable of support from…
Letterkenny Gardaí seek information in relation to two assaults before Christmas
Gardaí in Letterkenny are looking for any information in relation to two serious assaults before Christmas. They occurred around the Castle Street or Church Lane areas of Letterkenny between 3.30am and 5am on Saturday the 22nd of December. A man in his 20’s and another in his 30’s were seriously…
Donegal towns win top awards; Sligo a runner-up
County Donegal won big at the Bank of Ireland’s National Enterprise Towns Awards 2018. Letterkenny scooped three awards, including the overall one. The event was held in the Lyrath Estate, Kilkenny where representatives from over 73 towns across the country were in attendance. Letterkenny won the BoI Enterprise Town Award,…