€15m settlement in case of Donegal boy brain damaged at birth
The High Court has approved a €15m settlement for a boy who suffered irreversible brain damage during his birth at the Coombe Hospital in Dublin. Eoin McCallig from Dunkineely in Co. Donegal was born with…
McConalogue claims not one Donegal farmer has yet received flood compensation
Fianna Fail’s Agriculture spokesperson is claiming that not one farmer hit by flooding in Donegal last August has yet received a compensation payment. Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue also says some farmers have been excluded from…
Call for Kinlough dispensary building to be used as council offices
A North Leitrim councillor wants the county council to acquire the old dispensary building in Kinlough for use as an area office. The building is currently owned by the HSE. However, local Fianna Fail Councillor…
35 people on hospital trolleys in NW
There are 35 people waiting on trolleys for a hospital bed in the north west today. 33 of them are in Letterkenny University Hospital, with two in Sligo. The most ovecrowded hospitals in the country…
Buncrana Pier tragedy inquest to begin tomorrow
The inquest into the Buncrana Pier tragedy will begin tomorrow. Five members of the one family died after their car slid off Buncrana Pier last year. 49-year-old Sean McGrotty, his sons Mark, who was 12,…
Work on four Sligo sewerage schemes to start in February
Irish Water has announced that work on four long-awaited sewerage schemes in County Sligo will start this coming February. Sixteen million euro is to be spent in upgrading the schemes in Grange, Strandhill, Tubbercurry and…
Deirdre McGlone of Harvey’s Point Hotel among Businesswoman of the Year finalists
Donegal business woman Deirdre McGlone was among the 10 finalists last night in the IMAGE Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2017. The awards ceremony, attended by about 800 people, took place last night in The…
