Minister Ross to hear vital need for new €1.5m bridge in Donegal
Replacing Fintra bridge will cost in the region of €1.5m. But Councillors in Donegal are hoping that the Minister for Transport will be open to investing in this important link for people in the Kilcar, Carrick and Glencolmcille areas and for tourists to access Sliabh Liag. Independent Councillor Niamh Kennedy…
Calls for clarification on whether chemo patients will be treated in Letterkenny from March
There are calls for clarification on whether patients who are being referred from Donegal to Galway for chemotherapy treatment will have to continue their treatment there from March. Over 50 patients have been referred to Galway over the past month due to a staffing shortage in Letterkenny. The Saolta Hospital…
People waiting almost two years for operations can’t get information
People in the North West waiting as long as 21 months for operations are unable to get through to hospitals to get further information. A new programme on hospital waiting lists appears to have opened a can of worms on the length of time patients in the North West have…
Donegal FF TD says €5m of ‘new’ funding is already being spent
Investment of more than six million euro in Killybegs Harbour will mean space for more boats, more jobs and more income for the surrounding area. That’s according to Donegal TD and Fine Gael Minister of State Joe McHugh, who says the capital investment in Killybegs is one of the biggest…
Gardaí confirm Ballyshannon assault victim is being treated in Sligo University Hospital
Gardai have confirmed a 25 year old woman is being treated in hospital following an alleged assault in Ballyshannon overnight. Gardai have confirmed they were notified of the incident at about half past two this morning. The young woman was taken to Sligo University Hospital where she is being treated…
Woman assaulted in Ballyshannon early Sunday morning
A Woman who was assaulted in Ballyshannon is currently being treated in Sligo University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The woman was reportedly attacked at around 2:30am Sunday Morning. Castle Street and Market Street have been closed as the scene is currently being examined by the Garda Crime Scene Unit.…
Donegal councillor calls for bill to have automatic inquest into every maternal death
Legislation is failing Irish families according to a Donegal Councillor. Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh has called for the new Coroner’s Bill which is passing through the Oireachtas to ensure that an automatic inquest takes place in the case of every maternal death in Ireland. Recent figures show that of the 22…