Donegal recorded Ireland’s highest Covid-19 incidence rate last week, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre reports. The rate has jumped from…
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Staff morale ‘extremely low’ at crisis-hit Letterkenny Hospital, Dáil hears
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoThe Minister for Health has been urged to intervene and deliver urgent support to Letterkenny University Hospital in light of…
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Around 120 patients seeking emergency treatment at LUH every day
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoLetterkenny University Hospital is enduring an extremely busy week with an average of 120 patients attending the Emergency Department every…
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Specsavers Audiology offering €100 off hearing aid fittings for World Hearing Day
by Staff Writer 3 years agoSponsored Post A THIRD of people (35%) say sounds can help to trigger happy memories, Specsavers reveals, with eight in…
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Sinn Féin move Dáil motion to reduce dangerously long health wait times
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoSinn Féin TDs for Donegal, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty have urged all TDs in the county to back…
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Inish Eyecare Opticians celebrate one year in business in Buncrana
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoSponsored Post Inish Eyecare Opticians is a bright modern family-run opticians that will soon celebrate one year in their new…
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The mandatory wearing of face masks has been dropped from today, marking a significant change to Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions. Face…
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New Donegal Town Primary Care Centre to open within weeks
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoPatient services are due to begin at the HSE’s new Primary Care Centre in Donegal Town in the second week…
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Vaccine appointments open for 5 to 11 year olds in Letterkenny
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoAppointment times have been announced for children to get their Covid-19 vaccines at the Letterkenny Vaccination Centre. Parents/guardians of children…
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Just 4% of new beds opened in the Saolta Group as waiting lists mount
by Staff Writer 3 years agoOnly 36 (4%) of the 806 additional acute beds opened nationwide over the past two years were in Saolta Group…
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Donegal communities come together to support those with Motor Neurone Disease
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoDonegal communities have been hailed for their ‘extraordinary’ efforts supporting people with Motor Neurone Disease. There are currently 22 people…
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Donegal man gives thanks after surviving 16 years of cancer
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoBallyshannon man Paul McLoone has opened up about the extreme lows of facing cancer six times – and the vital…
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Covid testing centres closed this morning due to Storm Eunice
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoDonegal’s two Covid-19 testing centres will remain closed this morning due to Storm Eunice. The Letterkenny and Donegal Town centres…
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CMO recommends end to mandatory masks and for NPHET to ‘stand down’
by Staff Writer 3 years agoIreland’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has recommended that NPHET be stood down at this stage of the pandemic.…
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Five further deaths related to Covid-19 have been recorded in Donegal in the past fortnight. The total number of Covid-related deaths in the county is now…
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Another 9,881 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by Irish health officials today. The figure is made from 5,268…
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Long wait times at the Emergency Department in Letterkenny University Hospital
by Staff Writer 3 years agoLetterkenny University Hospital would like to apologise for the significant delays being experienced by patients who are waiting to be…
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‘Pattern of failure’ to be investigated in north west disability services
by Rachel McLaughlin 3 years agoMinister of State with Responsibility for Disabilities Anne Rabbitte is seeking an independent review into disability services in the north…
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From today, all remaining COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted in Northern Ireland. The legal restrictions on masks, contact tracing and…
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ANOTHER 7,103 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by Irish health officials today. The figure includes 3,494 PCR-confirmed cases,…