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  A consultant claims the current trolley crisis could continue for another seven years. For the second day in a row, there were 760 people without a bed in Irish hospitals yesterday after a record was set on Monday. 47 people awaitied in patient beds at Letterkenny University hospital yesterday – the joint second highest

  More than 9,000 nurses in Northern Ireland are on strike today – causing major disruption in the health service. It’s the second of six days of industrial action by staff from the Royal College of Nursing. They’re looking for the same pay as their counterparts in other parts of the UK, and for 2,800

  The HSE’s National Screening Service has confirmed that plans to locate a potential site for a BreastCheck mobile unit in Buncrana are in place. The site which previously housed a mobile unit closed in 2013, resulting in women from Inishowen having to travel to Letterkenny for breast cancer screening. The body says discussions will

The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council has declined to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the commemoration of members of the RIC next week. Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig yesterday publicly called for the meeting to take place and for the council to firmly oppose the planned event. Dublin City Council last night voted to

The former Chief Executive of Derry Chamber of Commerce has been announced as the SDLP’s latest MLA. Sinead Mc Laughlin will replace party leader Colum Eastwood, who was elected Foyle MP last month. Ms Mc Laughlin was elected to Derry City Council in the last local elections, and has pledged to work towards ensuring that

  Gardaí in Letterkenny have reissued an appeal for information over a single vehicle collision on Saturday night last just before 9pm. The driver was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with serious injuries. Garda Sean Sweeney is urging any witnesses or anyone who may be able to assist with their investigation to contact them:

A senior minister says it’s not the government’s job to interpret history. Heather Humphreys was responding to the controversy surrounding an event to commemorate the Royal Irish Constabulary. Sinn Fein has called for the event to be cancelled, while Dublin City Council last night voted to boycott the event. In a tweet, the Taoiseach said

Tributes have been paid to Dr James Mehaffey, the former Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, who has died at the age of 88. Pat Hume, wife of former SDLP leader and Foyle MP John Hume, said this morning that Bishop Mehaffey worked closely with her husband, and never gave up on the quest for peace.

There were 47 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital, 15 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s a rise of 10 on yesterday’s figure, and comes after management at the hospital launched the Full Capacity Protocol last evening. It;s the joint third highest figure in the state this morning along with Cork, with

  The Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District is calling on people to have their final say on the Malin Head Visitor Management Plan before the submissions deadline this week. The plan aims to build on the unique heritage and culture of the area whilst leveraging Malin Head’s position as the most northerly discovery point

  Letterkenny Chamber has briefed Minister Joe Mc Hugh on the priorities for the town, and what the government can do to support them. Chamber President Jimmy Stafford and Chief Executive Toni Forrester told Minister Mc Hugh that as the commercial centre of Donegal, a thriving Letterkenny is good for the entire county, and that

  New figures have revealed that 47 over 75s waited more than 24 hours in the Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital between January and November 2019. The stats obtained by Sinn Fein show that a total of 15,344 patients over the age of 75 were forced to wait more than a day in EDs

  Gusts of up to 110 kilometres are expected in some parts of the country today. A status yellow wind warning came into effect overnight for Donegal, other counties in the northern half of the country and along the eastern seaboard. It’s to remain in place throughout the day until 8pm, with motorists being urged

  Talks to try to restore the Stormont Assembly will continue today – with only six days left until deadline day. Negotiations between the North’s parties resumed last Thursday, in an effort to end a three-year deadlock. They’ve reached agreement on a future executive’s priorities and the health crisis – but there’s still an impasse

  The Irish Hospital Consultants Association claims the number of people on trolleys could exceed 800 in the coming days. There was an all-time record of 760 patients stranded without a bed in Irish hospitals yesterday – enough to fill Letterkenny University Hospitals 333 bed capacity twice over. The HSE has apologised and says it’s

  A Donegal Councillor has formally asked the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council to call an emergency meeting to discuss the commemoration of members of the RIC, which is to take place later this month. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris will attend the event in Dublin Castle on January 17th to

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors is hosting its Donegal AGM this evening, with issues relating to policing in the county to be discussed. Deputy General Secretary Antoinette Cunningham will address the meeting in the Villa Rose Hotel, and says this is the first of a series of AGMs to take place in the

  A Derry woman living close to the wildfire crisis in Australia says the fear among people is palpable. 24 people are known to have died, as dozens of fires continue to burn. While there has been rain and cooler temperatures, it’s expected to get much hotter again later this week. Speaking on today’s Nine

  A leading Donegal GP is warning that it simply isn’t viable to bring in free GP care for all children under the age of 13. The Government proposal is being met with serious criticism from a number of organisations with the IMO stating that GP services are already at breaking point. Dr James McDaid

  SIPTU says the overcrowding crisis in emergency departments is causing chaos for ambulance workers across the country. Its members are reporting delays of between three and a half to seven hours outside EDs. The union says it’s outrageous that patients are being treated in the loading bays of hospitals instead of beds. SIPTU Divisional

  Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, says the Minister for Agriculture must allow over 2,000 farmers in the Agri-Environment Options Scheme to gain entry to the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme. It follows figures which show that there are 2,117 farmers in the country who had contracts in the AEOS