Category: Old Donegal

Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle has told the Dail that an investigation into HSE management in the North West needs to be conducted.

He pressed the Taoiseach in the Dail today to ensure san investigation would be carried out.

It comes following a number of incidents in HSE managed centres for people with disabilities in Donegal and after HIQA expressed concerns over the HSE’s fitness as a provider of centres for people with disabilities in Donegal and the North West.

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The three North West 10k charities have confirmed a number of fundraising events ahead of the race and walk on Monday 2nd of May in Letterkenny. 10k Chairperson Neil Martin is encouraging the public to come out and support three very worthy causes.

The benefitting charities this year will be Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Ireland Donegal Branch, the Donegal Diabetes Parents Support Group and the No Barriers Foundation.

Fundraising events

20th February – The Big Charity Breakfast, Wilkins Bar, Churchill

15th March – Walkathon, No Barriers Centre Letterkenny

20th March – Charity Tractor Run & Classic Car Run, Wilkins Bar Churchill

27th March – Charity Horse & Pony Ride Out, Killahoey Beach, Dunfanaghy

2nd April – Car Boot Sale, Community Centre Letterkenny

5th April – Charity Dinner in the Millenium Restaurant, LYIT Killybegs

8th April – Table Quiz, Century Cinema Complex Letterkenny

24th April – Motorcycle Run, Tobins Filling Station Letterkenny (Fintown, Glenties, Killybegs, Donegal)

29th April – Jail Break, Old Lifford Courthouse

The 25th North West 10k takes place on Monday 2nd of May in Letterkenny at 11 a.m. The online entry fee is €15. There is a commemorative t-shirt for all who enter before the 31st of March. A North West 10k medallion will be presented to participants on the day of the event.

To enter online clink on this link

https://www.njuko.net/nw_10k_2022

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Letterkenny University Hospital says significant delays are being experienced by patients who are waiting to be admitted to a bed on a ward.

The hospital continues to be impacted by COVID-19.

As of 8pm last night there were 25 patients with COVID-19 being treated in hospital, and four wards are closed due to outbreaks.

Management say all available beds in the hospital are in use including an additional 20 escalation beds.

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Statement in full –

Long wait times at the Emergency Department in Letterkenny University Hospital

16 February 2022

Letterkenny University Hospital would like to apologise for the significant delays being experienced by patients who are waiting to be admitted to a bed on a ward.

The hospital continues to be impacted by COVID-19. As of 8pm last night there were 25 patients with COVID-19 being treated in hospital and four wards are closed due to outbreaks.

This has resulted in limited bed availability and long wait times for patients who are waiting for a bed on a ward. All available beds in the hospital are in use including an additional 20 escalation beds.

The hospital is committed to treating everyone who presents at the Emergency Department; people who are seriously injured or ill are assessed and treated as a priority and those who do not require urgent care may be waiting longer. If your health problem is not an emergency you should contact your GP during normal surgery hours or the NoWDOC GP out of hours service, in the first instance.

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A total of €253,815.75 has been handed over eight charities following Noah’s Bed Push in August of last year.

The four day event which brought a team of seven pushers from Crumlin Children’s Hospital in Dublin to Letterkenny University Hospital  Letterkenny attracted huge interest, with thousands coming on to the streets to encourage them and make donations.

Speaking today at the Cheque Presentations in The Mount Errigal Hotel,
Letterkenny, the team said they never thought this much money would be raised.

A substantial donation from New York at the end of last month brought the total to over quarter of a million Euro, and today, the committee presented each of the nine beneficiaries with €28,201.75 each.

This will enable them to help other families who have a child diagnosed with a life-threatening illness.

The nine beneficiaries chosen by the Gooch family are –

Letterkenny University Hospital, Children’s Ward.

Children’s Health Foundation, Crumlin Hospital, Dublin.

Donegal Down Syndrome Association.

Children Disability Network Team, Donegal.

North Hand in Hand, Children’s Cancer Charity.

Aoibheann’s Pink Tie.

Ronald Mc Donald House.

Blood Bike, Northwest.

BUMBLEance.

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The Department of Health has today confirmed 9,881 cases of Covid-19.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of 5,268 PCR-confirmed cases while 4,613 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.

There has been an additional 108 covid related deaths over the past week.

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The new League of Ireland Premier Division season starts this Friday night with Finn Harps kick things off at home to Drogheda United.

There has been major change at Finn Park ahead of the new campaign both on and off the field.

The target for Harps is surviving again in the top flight of Irish football.

Defending Champions Shamrock Rovers are again tagged as favourites but there’s optimism around Derry City that the Candystrips can challenge for trophies in 2022.

In Highland’s Premier Division preview, Diarmaid Doherty was joined by two former Harps and Derry players in Declan Boyle and Gavin Cullen:

Finn Harps v Drogheda United in the Premier Division will be LIVE on Highland this Friday 18th February with Diarmaid Doherty & Declan Boyle in association with B&S Credit Union, Main Street, Ballybofey.

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The government should be providing more cash to pig farmers in “dire” need.

That’s according to a Midlands North West MEP.

According to the Irish Farmers Association, other European countries have used post-pandemic funding to increase aid to their farmers.

The IFA says farmers are facing “spiralling costs” which are outside their control.

MEP, Chris MacManus, claims Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue is “asleep at the wheel”:

https://highlandradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/macmanus3pm.mp3

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Latest figures show people in Dublin have the highest disposable incomes in the state, while people in Donegal have the fourth lowest.

Preliminary CSO statistics for 2020 show disposable income in Dublin was €27,913 compared to a national average of €23,615.

The lowest regional disposable income was €18,378, recorded in the Midlands, while the Border region was the next lowest at €19,678.

Donegal had an average disposable income of €18,656, that’s 21% lower than the national average. The Donegal figure was the fourth lowest in the country, after Laois, Longford and Offaly.

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A number of motorists have been caught speeding on the outskirts of Letterkenny. 

Gardai conducted speed checks on the dual carriageway and in the Leck area yesterday and they detected a number of vehicles travelling in excess of the legal speed limit.

One such vehicle on the dual carriageway – a 100 zone – was detected travelling at 151KPH and a vehicle at Leck was detected travelling at 83KPH in the 60 zone.

The drivers were issued with Fixed Charge Penalty Notices which includes an €80 fine and 3 penalty points.

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