Search
20 Dec 2025
Search
20 Dec 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
The nasal flu vaccine is a quick, painless spray administered into each nostril.
In a bid to slow surging flu numbers, HSE West and North West will hold free walk in clinics offering the children’s nasal flu vaccine (LAIV) in Donegal over the Christmas break.
The pop-up clinics are designed to make vaccination more accessible for families during the busy festive period.
The LAIV (Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine) nasal spray is a quick, painless spray administered into each nostril, offering children aged 2–17 years effective protection against winter flu.
The walk-in free-of-charge vaccine clinics for children aged 2-17 years are taking place in Donegal as follows:
The Vestry Social Room, St Conal’s Campus, Kilmacrennan Road, Letterkenny F92 TD92: Monday 29 December, 2025, from 9am to 2pm; and Friday 2 January, 2026, from 9.30am to 12.30pm.
St Conal’s Conference Room, Entrance 2, St Conal’s Campus, Kilmacrennan Road, Letterkenny F92 TD92: Tuesday 30 December 2025, from 2pm to 4pm.
The clinics are subject to vaccine supply availability, and people are advised to check the HSE website for the latest clinic updates in advance of attending.
READ NEXT: Teenager arrested in connection with crash that killed Carndonagh mum and daughter
Dr Áine McNamara, Regional Director, Public Health West North West, said flu can be serious for children and those around them.
“We are encouraging as many parents as possible to bring their children to these free walk-in clinics. Vaccinating your child will protect them against what can be a nasty illness in children. It will also help protect more vulnerable family members, such as grandparents and small babies.”
Your child may also be able to avail of their free flu vaccine at participating pharmacies and GP surgeries. For more details on the Children’s flu vaccine, visit https://www2.hse.ie/
HSE West and North West is urging all eligible people to get vaccinated against flu immediately.
Eligible people can get their flu vaccines at participating GP clinics and pharmacies in Donegal and protect themselves, their families, and patients to whom healthcare workers provide care to.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
