Busy Christmas Day afternoon in hospitals’ labour wards
It was a busy Christmas Day afternoon yesterday in the labour wards of the region’s two main hospitals. In Sligo University Hospital, two babies, a boy and girl, made their joyous arrivals. Louise and Brian O’Connor from Cliffoney welcomed baby Oisin Thomas, weighing nine pounds and five ounces. And for…
Ambulance drivers in Letterkenny continue industrial action
Ambulance drivers and crew in the Letterkenny area are continuing with industrial action in a dispute over time off for excess hours worked. However, SIPTU Sector Organiser Martin O’Rourke stresses that patient safety is not being put at risk. He says the action involves not doing what he described as…
Results of hospital patients’ survey will be used to improve services
The HSE says a new patient hospital survey will be used to improve services and reduce waiting times. In the first National Patient Experience Survey conducted last May, patients in Sligo and Letterkenny said they were generally happy with their local hospital services. And despite high trolley figures consistently in…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
Although there was a lull in the action this week for Letterkenny AC runners, it was a big week for hard working coach, Teresa McDaid. She took charge of the Irish senior women’s team at Sunday’s European Cross Country Championshios in Samorin in Slovakia. Earlier in the week, she received…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
Danny Mooney stormed to second place in the 27th running of the Donore Harriers’ Jingle Bells 5K in Phoenix Park, Dublin on Saturday morning. Danny crossed the line in an excellent time of 14.30. There were 1052 runners in a race that featured many of Ireland’s top runners. The race winner was…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
A large contingent of Letterkenny AC runners made the long journey to Belfast on Saturday morning in typically late November inhospitable weather conditions. The 300 KM journey from Letterkenny to Ormeau Park to take part in the 36th running of the 10K Seeley Cup was well worthwhile, with a large number of…
35 people on hospital trolleys in NW
There are 35 people waiting on trolleys for a hospital bed in the north west today. 33 of them are in Letterkenny University Hospital, with two in Sligo. The most ovecrowded hospitals in the country today are the university hospitals in Wateford and Limerick, which have 44 and 43 people…