Category Archives: General Issues

Bertie’s About

An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern is in Letterkenny today as part of his tour of Donegal North East. In particular, he’s due to officially open the new short stay unit at Letterkenny General Hospital this afternoon. I hope to make the … Continue reading

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Update, March 27th 2007

I haven’t updated this blog in about 10 days. In that time, quite a bit has happened. Clearly the biggest thing to happen was the shocking carnage on the roads in Donegal over St Patrick’s Weekend. In the past, I … Continue reading

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Letterkenny Refuse Collectors

I was looking over the weekend for a list of the licensed waste collection agents in the Letterkenny area, but was unable to find one online. From what I’ve found over the last few days, the following are the Waste … Continue reading

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Casual Trading Update

Monday’s Donegal News carried an update on the continuing situation regarding Casual Trading in Letterkenny. Some of the casual traders were mounting a legal challenge to the Bye-Laws we passed last year, on a technical point of law. They sought … Continue reading

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MRSA

There were many reports in the papers yesterday about the discovery of a potential cure for MRSA. This is particular relevant, given the recent Gerry Robinson TV show on the NHS, and the overcrowding crises we’re seeing in Irish hospitals. … Continue reading

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Draft Register of Electors, 2007

The next election is due in the next 6 to 10 months, most likely in June of next year, and if you aren’t registered to vote, you will not be able to take any part in the election process. I’ve … Continue reading

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Stop the Carnage: Update 2

The Road Safety Campaign is going from strength to strength. I’d like to thank you all for your comments, posts, emails and texts. I’ve posted two updates on the RoadSafetyBlog.com site today. First up was proposals on how to move … Continue reading

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