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There were 26 people waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest trolley watch report. Six people were on trolleys in its Emergency Department while a further 20 were waiting on wards. Cork University Hospital was the most overcrowded today with 59 people waiting there. Nationally, there were 494 […]

A 25 year old man arrested by gardai in Donegal following a robbery in Derry on Saturday has been remanded in custody after appearing in court in Longford this afternoon. The man was detained in Inishowen at the weekend. The PSNI say they received a report that a shop on Culmore Road had been robbed

The HSE says a dispute at St Joseph’s Hospital centred on the duties of some male staff has been resolved. Last week it emerged that three male staff refused to participate in what they said was the intimate care of elderly female patients, including being present while women were being showered. Today, the HSE sayv

HIQA has published 21 reports today, with Lifford Accommodation, a designated centre for people with disabilities operated by RehabCare found to have seven outcomes of non-compliance. During the inspection carried out on 25th January this year, 12 outcomes were inspected, five outcomes were identified as compliant or substantially compliant while major non-compliance was identified in

Milford Gardai have clocked a motorist driving at 125kph near the village of Ramelton – exceeding the limit by 45kph. A fixed charge penalty notice is to follow. Gardai issued the news via their Twitter page, also warning drivers to slow down:

There were 18 people awiating in patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, none of them on Emergency Department trolleys. Nationally, 460 people were awaiting admission at hospitals across the country today. According to the INMO, University Hospital Limerick was the worst affected, with 51 patients waiting there.

Local Government Minister Eoghan Murphy has been presented with a petition calling for the restoration of Swann Park in Buncrana. The Minister was presented with the 4000 name petition at a function in Dungarven at the weekend by Inishowen Municipal District Cathaoirleach Jack Murray, along with Cllr Nicholas Crossan and former councillor Paul Bradley. Cllr

  A 25 year old man arrested by gardai in Donegal following a robbery in Derry on Saturday is due to appear in court later today. The PSNI say they received a report that a shop on Culmore Road had been robbed at knifepoint at around 7.30pm. Witnesses reported that after the robber left the

The PSNI are investigating after a female conductor was indecently assaulted on board a train on Saturday. The woman had intervened with a group of rowdy men on the Derry to Belfast service when she was grabbed by one of them and was also verbally abused. She was then grabbed for a second time by

Donegal Meat Processors is one of three factories in Ireland that have been fully approved by the Chinese authorities and are the first European beef processors to gain access to that country. The country is Ireland’s third largest market – last year our agri-food exports there were worth nearly a billion Euro. China banned beef

Foyle Search and Rescue have confirmed that they recovered a body from the River Foyle yesterday morning.  Teams were tasked by the Police Service of Northern Ireland to reports of a body being observed in the water just before 8am on Sunday morning. A mobile unit and two boats responded to the location along with

Concern has been raised over the safety of taxi drivers in Derry City. It follows a spike in assaults on taxi drivers, particularly at night time and around city centre in recent months. In a statement, Foyle MP Elisha McCallion has said no one should be subject to fear, intimidation or assault while going about

Gardaí have seized a car on a country lane in Buncrana. The car was seized after it was found to have no insurance. Gardaí shared a picture of the vehicle via social media with the message “‘Nice and remote here!’ We’ll still find you.”