Further success at the Paralympic Games for Dunlevy & McCrystal
Celebrations are under way in the Mountcharles area of Donegal following Ireland’s latest gold medal success at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo Katie George Dunlevy and Eve McCrystal have won Ireland’s third gold medal of the Games. They won the Women’s B Time Trial on the road in Tokyo, coming…
Donegal TD calls for seven day service at Seaview Respite House
A Donegal TD says Seaview Respite House in Mountcharles needs to reopen as a seven day service. Independent Deputy, Thomas Pringle says it was operating from Monday to Thursday before the pandemic but has been very slow to reopen. Deputy Pringle says if Seaview couldn’t run for a week, the…
Eir phone lines down in Killybegs
The Eir telecommunications service has been disrupted at Killybegs today following damage to telephone lines. The accidental damage was caused to the network infrastructure between Mountcharles and Inver. Eir have confirmed this evening that a repair crew are on-site repairing the damage. There is no estimated time as to when…
Rehabcare confident it can take over Seaview Respite House services
RehabCare says it is confident it will be able to take over the Seaview Respite House service in Mountcharles, Co Donegal, from today. It follows disappointment yesterday after the service did not open as expected. There have been, what some people have described as ‘false dawns’ when it comes to…
January 13th the date for opening of Seaview Respite Centre in Mountcharles
It is now expected that the Seaview House Respite Centre in Mountcharles in County Donegal will open on January 13th. The centre provides residential respite services for families in the South Donegal area. RehabCare, which has been awarded the contract to operate the centre, had said it would open ‘in…
HSE says five-day respite service will be provided at Seaview House in Mountcharles
The HSE says there will be an increase in the respite service from three to five days at Seaview House in Mountcharles. Last week, Donegal councillor Noel Jordan called for clarity about the services. Cllr Jordan pointed out that there had been an announcement last November that a new service…
Accident at Mountcharles
Motorists are asked to drive with caution on the N56 bypass on the Killybegs side of Mountcharles, where there’s been a collision. There are traffic delays in both directions. Emergency services are at the scene.