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New-born baby got MRSA in general hospital
BY KATE HEANEY
A North Donegal mother whose new-born baby contracted MRSA at Letterkenny General Hospital is angry at being left in the dark on how to deal with the infection.
The mother, who did not wished to be named, gave birth to a healthy baby at the hospital in the past two months.
Speaking to the Donegal News this week, she described the fear and uncertainty she went through because of an obvious lack of procedure or policy in the...>>> more
June '09 deadline for air ambulance
BY CATRIONA GALLEN
DONEGAL'S first air ambulance will take to the skies in June next year.
The crucial air ambulance service is the first of its kind to operate in Ireland and will be on hand to give emergency treatment at the roadside in all major incidents.
A state-of-the-art multi million euro helicopter stocked with accident and emergency medical equipment will have a trauma doctor and surgeon on board who will give roadside assistance to...>>> more
Donegal Creameries has good year
BY HARRY WALSH
DONEGAL Creameries has told shareholders its performance so far this year is ahead of the same period in 2007.
Managing Director Ian Ireland told the AGM in the Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny, yesterday afternoon that all businesses were performing well and 'excellent progress' was being made in the seed potato and added value dairy products business.
Turnover grew by 12 per cent in 2007 while earnings per share grew by 92 per...>>> more
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Trade flat 'but's not all bad news'
BY CATRIONA GALLEN
GROCERY items are up to 30 per cent cheaper across the border, diesel is ¤1.45 a litre and home heating oil is ¤1 a litre.
The cost of living is soaring and unemployment has risen by 2,175 on last year. People in Donegal are tightening their belts for the cold, hard winter of discontent ahead.
Chief Executive of Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce, Ms Toni Forrester this week called for a level playing field for...>>> more
1,200 medical card holders disqualified
BY CATRIONA GALLEN
OVER 1,200 patients in Donegal lost possession of the full medical card last month, the highest reduction of claimants in the country.
From May to June this year the number of full medical card holders in Donegal decreased from 74,373 to 73,137, a reduction of 1,236 patients. The figures were released by the Primary Care Reimbursement Service, a sub section of the Health Service Executive.
The number of medical card holders...>>> more
More gardai assigned to rural stations welcomed
BY CRONAN SCANLON
THERE has been an increase in the number of gardai posted in rural stations around Donegal since the beginning of this month, it has emerged.
According to well placed sources, there has been a "considerable" increase in garda numbers in all four garda districts across the county.
In what was one of the largest postings, five additional gardai have been allocated to Ballybofey Garda Station.
A spokesman for the Twin Towns station...>>> more
County stunned as road toll mounts
THE funeral takes place this morning (Friday) in Derry of the young teenage mother and her baby who were killed in a tragic accident at Tullygay on Monday night.
It follows a horrific week of tragedy and loss on Donegal's roads.
Kerry Ann Meehan (16) and her three month old daughter Neisha will be buried following 10 am Requiem Mass in St Mary's Church, Creggan. They died instantly in a collision which occurred at 8.45pm on Monday, three...>>> more
Major changes in political face of Donegal
BY CATRIONA GALLEN
PROPOSALS to change the electoral boundaries will radically alter the political map of Donegal.
The Milford electoral area will be subsumed within the Letterkenny boundary, Glenties and Donegal will each lose a councillor while Stranorlar will gain two.
The changes will also mean that Letterkenny gains two councillors and Inishowen one.
The re-drawing of electoral boundaries is part of a series of recommendations made by a...>>> more
Mixed fortunes for controversial Letterkenny developments
BY CRONAN SCANLON
THERE were mixed fortunes for two Letterkenny businesses this week following decisions made by An Bord Pleanála (ABP).
The planning appeals board granted permission for a controversial quarry extension at the Mountain Top, however, permission was refused for a new hotel and bridge over the River Swilly at Tullygay.
ABP granted permission to Mountain Top Quarry Ltd for retention of the removal of top soil and extension to...>>> more
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