Call for inquiry as hospital floods amid downpours

There have been calls for an inquiry after Letterkenny General Hospital flooded last night — exactly a year after over €25m worth of damage was caused by a deluge.

Fire crews and sanitation trucks rushed to the scene as thousands of gallons of water poured into the grounds of the Co Donegal hospital.

It followed massive downpours of water which came gushing from a main road and down embankments up to the Accident and Emergency department, making it inaccessible to patients.