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Minister Simon Harris has once again been urged to reopen the Short Stay Ward at Letterkenny University Hospital. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty, speaking in the Dail earlier today, spoke of how it is scandalous that there is a ward lying empty at the hospital due to the Government’s failure to provide the necessary funding to

It’s been claimed that an elderly man living close to Letterkenny University Hospital had to wait for over an hour for an ambulance after taking a fall yesterday evening. It’s understood that the 84 year old fell outside his home in an estate not far from the hospital and wasn’t able to go inside to

A senior INMO official in Donegal says there is a major problem recruiting nurses at the moment, and that will not be resolved until the government addresses the issue of pay and conditions. Speaking on the Nine ’til Noon Show, Maura Hickey said the process of securing approval for extra nurses from the Department of

  The Government has been heavily criticised after news that the number on the Outpatient Waiting List at Letterkenny University Hospital is almost twenty per cent higher than this time two years ago. The data was compiled by the National Treatment Purchase Fund and shows that the number of patients awaiting treatment now stands at

Donegal County Council has passed a motion calling for the local authority to honour the long-standing contribution made to public life by the late Cllr Sean McEniff. The Council is to consider some sort of recognition for the late Cllr with the naming of a place, road or street in his honour already being suggested.

A Donegal County Councillor believes planning enforcement letters sent in relation to illegal signage is a huge waste of Council resources. Figures provided by the local authority have revealed that 144 letters over illegal signage have been sent to businesses across Donegal during 2017 and 2018. Cllr Paul Canning says there’s a sense of unknown

Transport Infrastructure Ireland is being urged to prioritise safety works at Tullyrap on the N14 Letterkenny to Lifford Road. The stretch has been identified as an area of major safety concern by Donegal County Council, with Cllr Gerry Crawford saying Storm Ali last week again demonstrated the danger in the area when the road was

The Taoiseach has told the Dail that Chronic Lyme Disease is a controversial diagnosis. Leo Varadkar was responding to a question put forward by Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue who called for clarity on protocol for diagnosing Lyme Disease. The call was reiterated by Deputy Pearse Doherty who, speaking at a Lyme disease rally outside Leinster

It’s hoped repair works on the Ivy Bridge in Cloghan can begin in the near future. The bridge was closed last week after the sidewall of the bridge collapsed. Its believed a contractor is to be appointed in the coming weeks to rebuild the fallen section with the hope that the bridge will be reopened

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Wednesday September 26th:

The mother of Danielle McLaughlin is confident that more supports will be made available to her and families whose loved ones have died tragically upon receiving follow up correspondence from the Taoiseach’s office. Various measures have been outlined to Andrea Brannigan, including the assurance of practical assistance from the Irish Embassy. Leo Varadkar has also

Derry Councillor Mickey Cooper is asking students and staff at Magee University to consider local residents when parking in the area. He says he’s been told by local residents there have been incidents in which emergency vehicles were blocked by parked cars. Councillor Cooper says this is ”intolerable”, adding that elderly people and those with

A fact-finding mission has been hosted for residents of Tory Island as part of consultations on securing a new ferry for the island. The mission was hosted by Government Chief Whip Minister Joe McHugh in Co Clare today who says it was an opportunity to see first-hand the range of modern boats serving the Arran Islands

A government minister has said there will be no provision made for a number of students in Donegal who have missed out on school transport for which they are eligible. This morning, the case of a number of secondary school pupils attending schools in Milford, Carndonagh and Buncrana was raised in the Seanad by Senator

Chief Superintendent Terry Mc Ginn says more gardai may be needed in Donegal to deal with Brexit after March of next year. She told a public Joint Policing Committee told the meeting that gardai are always trying to maximise the service with available resources, and more probationers are being deployed to more stations in Donegal.

Pressure is mounting on Minister Halligan to address school transport issues in Donegal. It follows public meetings in Termon and Muff this week where concerns were heard over the high number of eligible pupils in the county who are currently without school transport to the two secondary schools in Milford and the national school in

A Donegal County Councillor has hit out at Irish Water over a proposal to facilitate a supply to Letterkenny from the Eddie Fullerton Dam. Cllr Paul Canning says a complete upgrade on pipework in South Inishowen must be carried out first before any such plan is considered. The area has been subject to numerous bursts

The Housing Minister survived a motion of no confidence last night after a stormy debate in the Dáil. Eoghan Murphy comfortably saw off the motion from Sinn Féin when Fianna Fáil abstained. Junior Minister Catherine Byrne decided to vote with her government colleagues on the issue after threatening to support the motion. Health Minister Simon

Donegal County Council is to advance a proposal to give all fishermen in the county life jackets fitted with an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. It’s hoped that funding can be obtained from the European Maritime and Fisheries fund in order to facilitate the pilot project. The local authority has pledged to engage with all

The Western Development Commission has a new CEO. Tomás Ó Síocháin is a former journalist and editor with RTE, and more recently, he worked in NUI Galway as a Programme Manager. Now, he is heading up the WDC, which advises the Government on policy for the west and north west region. He says this is

Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Tuesday September 25th:

People have a right to know the President’s spending is being reviewed, according to a member of the Public Accounts Committee. It was revealed earlier the President receives a little-known payment of 317,000 euro a year. How that money is spent can’t be examined by the public spending watchdog or the government. The President’s office

The Taoiseach has told the Dail he will not become involved in deciding where new acute beds will be allocated in the hospital service. In the Dail this afternoon, Donegal Deputy Charlie Mc Conalogue highlighted the number of times Letterkenny University Hospital has been among the most overcrowded in the country. Today, there were 34