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Work on preventing future flooding at Letterkenny General to begin

Work on preventing future flooding at Letterkenny General Hospital can begin after the council approved planning permission for the construction of a culvert. The hospital was devasted by flash flodding last year which left much of the hospital services affected with repair costs in the tens of millions. The new culvert will divert any future

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Deputy McConalogue says Communications Minister has failed people of Donegal

Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue has demanded a progress report on the implementation of the National Broadband Plan and the Rural Broadband Scheme in Donegal. According to the Fianna Fáil TD, there is little evidence on the ground of any significant progress with these schemes and large areas of Donegal remain without access to a quality

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Investment announced for Malin Coastguard, but proposed changes provoke concern

The government has announced that the Malin Head Coastguard Station is to receive over 300,000 euro for upgraded IT and communications equipment as part of a service wide investment of a million euro. Plans have also been announced to recruit two more staff members, and establish a panel to fill vacancies. Martin Mc Dermott has

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NowDoc withdraws controversial new operating procedures

The NowDOC service has withdrawn controversial new operating procedures which would have seen doctors only attending emergencies when called by the ambulance service and not the public. In a statement today, the HSE says NowDOC and the National Ambulance service are currently agreeing future arrangements for contact between the services, and in the meantime, services

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Reilly to look into Donegal Paediatric Diabetes Service after concerns are raised in the Dail

Donegal’s opposition deputies have united in the Dail to call on the Health Minister to assign a clinical paediatric diabetes nurse to Letterkenny General Hospital. The Hospital’s manager recently stated that there will be no reduction in the service provision for children with diabetes suggesting services will in fact improve. This has been rejected by

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KFO announces plans to build world’s largest bio-marine ingredients plant in Killybegs

Up to 120 jobs are to created in Killybegs with plans to invest 35 million euro to develop the world’s largest bio-marine ingredients facility in the port. The Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation has joined forces with Norwegian partner Biomarine Science Technology to develop the facility. One of the key species to be used in the plant

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NUJ welcomes confirmation that the Donegal Democrat is under new ownership

The National Union of Journalists is to seek a meeting with the purchaser of the 14 Irish titles owned by UK group Johnston Press. Johnston Press media group has sold its fourteen regional newspaper titles, including the Donegal Democrat to Iconic Newspapers Limited, a company run by British advertising executive Malcolm Denmark. NUJ President Barry

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Senior orthodontist admits Letterkenny service is “in crisis mode”

A senior HSE orthodontist has admitted that the service is in crisis in Donegal. The comment is contained in a circular obtained by Cllr Dessie Larkin in which Sligo based Consultant Gerard Rahilly points out there are just seven assessment days a year in Letterkenny and one orthodontist in situ. The circular also notes that

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EU Petitions Committee asks Coveney to review Byrne family “Lost at Sea” case

A European Parliament committee has asked the Irish Government to clarify why a Donegal family’s ‘Lost at Sea’ case was not treated with more equity and fairness. MEP Jim Higgins, who brought the Byrne family to Brussels confirmed this morning that in an official letter to the Minister Simon Coveney, the Committee on Petitions has formally

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