HSE increase Covid testing in Donegal & Leitrim amid concerns of virius spreading
A pop up Covid-19 testing centre in Drumshanbo will be operational from tomorrow (Friday) The centre is being set up by the HSE and will run over the weekend after a number of cases of Covid-19 were detected in Drumshanbo and the surrounding areas recently. The HSE say…
Letterkenny gardai want to hear from people who lost credit, debit, Public Service or European Health Insurance cards
Letterkenny gardai have a message for anyone who recently lost a debit card, credit card, Public services card or European Health Insurance card. The gardai there say a number of cards have been handed in recently at Letterkenny Garda Station. For enquiries about a lost card, call 074-91 67100.
Donegal Gardaí appealing for witnesses following serious road traffic collision
Donegal Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to a serious road traffic collision this morning. The single car traffic collision happened at around 8.30am on the N14 Letterkenny to Lifford road near Castledooey. A woman in her 30’s sustained serious injuries and was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital. The road…
One vaccination centre is not enough for Donegal
A Donegal TD has criticised the locations of the national network of vaccination centres. Independent TD, Thomas Pringle has highlighted that there was only one centre in Donegal – whereas the Wicklow constituency of Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has two centres. Deputy Pringle says at least three centres…
116 Covid patients in NW hospitals
There were 116 patients with Covid-19 in the north west’s two main hospitals yesterday. 74 of them were in Letterkenny University Hospital and 42 in Sligo University Hospital. There were six in critical care in Letterkenny and five in critical care in Sligo. Countrywide, 1,247 more infections were detected, while…
No ICU capacity left in Letterkenny hospital
Letterkenny University Hospital is now among 13 nationwide that have no ICU capacity left. Among others are hospitals in Galway, Portlaoise, Navan and Naas, according to statistics from the HSE. 32 intensive care beds are available nationwide across both adult and pediatric units. The latest available figures show that 1,846…
Two arrested following seizure of €105,000 of suspected cocaine
Two people have been arrested in Co. Donegal following the discovery of cocaine worth over €100,000. Gardaí stopped a vehicle in Lifford yesterday at around 3.10pm following an intelligence led operation and found 1.5 kilos of suspected cocaine in plastic bags within a clothes bag in the boot. The men,…