Letterkenny University Hospital is the most overcrowded in Ireland today with 58 patients awaiting admission. According to the INMO, 22…
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Urgent plan needed to tackle health crises in West and NW – TD
by Staff Writer 4 years agoSinn Féin’s spokesperson on Health has called for an urgent plan to address healthcare problems in the west and north…
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DONEGAL currently has Ireland’s lowest Covid-19 incidence rate, new figures show. The 7-day rate in Donegal is now 459.8 per…
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Mapping Covid: Carndonagh records Ireland’s second-worst rate
by Rachel McLaughlin 4 years agoNorth Inishowen/Carndonagh has recorded Ireland’s second highest Covid-19 infection rate this week. 335 people were diagnosed in the area in…
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Boosters to roll out for people with underlying conditions
by Rachel McLaughlin 4 years agoBooster vaccines will soon be offered to all people aged 16-59 years who have an underlying condition. Minister for Health…
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Carndonagh/North Inishowen is the worst-impacted area for Covid-19 in the State, new data shows. New cases trebled in the region…
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Virus ‘circulating at too high a level’ as 2,975 new cases confirmed
by Rachel McLaughlin 4 years agoIreland’s Chief Medical Officer has called for urgent action to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Another 2,975 cases of Covid-19…
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NW consultant speaks out as 7,000 wait on ENT treatment
by Staff Writer 4 years agoA Consultant ENT Surgeon from Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals has revealed that there are 7,000 people on waiting lists…
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Covid-19: 3,161 cases confirmed as booster roll-out gets underway
by Rachel McLaughlin 4 years agoANOTHER 3,161 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by Irish health officials today. Covid-19: 3,161 cases confirmed as booster roll-out…
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Management at Letterkenny University Hospital has apologised for long delays faced by patients at the Emergency Department today. The hospital…
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Letterkenny University Hospital is the second most overcrowded in the country today, with 45 patients awaiting admission. INMO figures from…
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Covid-19: 3,903 new cases in Ireland, 19 Covid patients at LUH
by Rachel McLaughlin 4 years agoANOTHER 3,903 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed by Irish health officials today. Covid-19: 3,903 new cases in Ireland,…
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DONEGAL’S Covid-19 incidence rate has fallen to just slightly above the national average. The county now has Ireland’s 13th highest…
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Mapping Covid: Carndonagh rate jumps to 8th highest in Ireland
by Rachel McLaughlin 4 years agoTHERE has been a jump in new Covid-19 cases in North Inishowen/Carndonagh in the past fortnight, new figures show. The…
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A Donegal family has gone the extra mile to help generate support for the BUMBLEance Children’s National Ambulance Service. Kaitlyn…
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Pop-up clinics encouraging Donegal people to get vaccinated before Christmas
by Rachel McLaughlin 4 years agoPeople in Carndonagh, Buncrana and Stranorlar are being urged to get their COVID-19 vaccines at pop-up clinics this weekend. More…
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‘Dial back on socialising’ urges NPHET as another 3,174 cases confirmed
by Rachel McLaughlin 4 years agoChief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said the public need to “dial back” social contacts, as Covid-19 cases rise…
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Letterkenny Hospital second most overcrowded in Ireland today
by Rachel McLaughlin 4 years agoLetterkenny University Hospital is the second most overcrowded in the country today, with 56 patients awaiting admission. INMO figures from…
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Student nurses cannot be ignored anymore – Donegal Sinn Féin TDs
by Rachel McLaughlin 4 years agoSinn Féin TDs for Donegal, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty, have called on the government to urgently deliver a…
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3,726 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Ireland today, marking the highest single-day jump since mid-January. The Department…