Watch: Donegal Down Syndrome celebrate World Down Syndrome Day
IT’S World Down Syndrome Day – and Donegal Down Syndrome members are celebrating the day virtually. Usually, Donegal Down Syndrome members would gather together to toast the day. However, the outbreak...
View ArticleImpressive win for Donegal jockey in Thurles
DONEGAL jockey Conor Orr scored a notable win today at Thurles. Orr won the Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle aboard the 9/4 Politesse for trainer Lorna Fowler. It was a comfortable win in the...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Health officials confirm 102 new cases
A FURTHER 102 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Repubic of Ireland today. The total number in the Republic is now 785. New figures were announced this evening by the Health Protection...
View ArticlePeople urged not to put loved ones at risk with Mother’s Day visits
People are being warned not to relax their social distancing efforts over coronavirus this Mother’s Day. This Sunday is set to be one of the most testing times for families as they avoid close contact...
View ArticleWatch: Donegal Women’s League make light of distance amid football shutdown
THEY’RE living a collective 90 kilometres apart, but the Donegal Women’s League Under-15s have still managed to collectively showcase their skills. With the football passed from player-to-player, the...
View ArticleWatch: Donegal student shares vital messages with Covid-19 song
A Donegal student is hitting all the right notes with her new cover song themed on coronavirus prevention. Aoife Sweeney from Fanad has put her own lyrics to a hit song by The Script to share important...
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COVID-19: Growing concern over movement of people to Donegal from the North
There is growing concern over the movement of people from across the border into Donegal during the coronavirus crisis. It follows a major exodus of people from Northern Ireland to holiday homes and...
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Donegal hotel invites families to pick up a free gift for Mother’s Day
The covid-19 emergency will make today a Mother’s Day like no other. But one Donegal hotel has come up with a special idea to treat mammies, while keeping a distance. Arnold’s Hotel in Dunfanaghy is...
View ArticleTwo weeks’ social welfare to be paid on some schemes from Monday
Social welfare recipients will receive a double payment on some schemes from next week due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The two week payment applies for customers who collect their payments at post...
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Buncrana Councillor concerned at groups ignoring COVID-19 warnings
A DONEGAL County Councillor has raised concerns about groups of young people who are ignoring social distancing guidelines. Buncrana-based Sinn Féin Councillor Jack Murray had appealed for people who...
View ArticleDonegal TD pleads with visitors not to travel here during COVID-19
A Donegal TD has said people should not use Donegal as a place to holiday during the coronavirus crisis. Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn said he is fully aware of the concern in Donegal at the large...
View ArticleMore than 40,000 people waiting on COVID-19 tests
More than 40,000 people are now awaiting a test for Covid-19 in Ireland, health chiefs have confirmed. In Co Donegal, there is concern with people waiting up to a week to have a test. The figures were...
View ArticleWatch: Week two of Termon’s online training session for under-10s
TERMON GAA under-10 coach Daireann Gibson and his sons are back for week two of the club’s online training session. The Gibsons rolled out the initiative last week to help during the GAA’s cessation...
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Nothing, only silence: Saturday night (cabin) fever in Letterkenny
IT IS a walk that has been made on countless Saturday nights, but never with such a setting. It’s 9 o’clock on a Saturday night and I’ve ventured for a walk on Letterkenny’s Main Street to ‘clear the...
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Picture special: Local fruit and veg supplier puts unneeded stock on sale
CROWDS flocked to O’Donnell Park today as a local fruit and veg supplier today made use of stock that was otherwise going to be binned due to the coronavirus emergency. With businesses across the...
View ArticleSome Donegal roads to be gritted as temperatures drop tonight
Some Donegal roads will be gritted from 6am tomorrow morning (Mon). Donegal County Council’s gritting fleet will be out early to cover the roads mentioned below. Drivers are asked to drive with care....
View Article€90M in medical supplies on way to help Ireland’s frontline medical staff
The HSE has spent €90M on vital medical supplies to protect frontline medical staff in the fight against COVID-19 across Ireland. There was concern that many health workers did not have enough...
View ArticleNew Donegal play opens online casting for blitzed theatre sector
A Donegal theatre company has quickly adapted to the times to launch virtual casting for a new play. The Letterkenny based Workhouse Theatre Company has announced a new production of Brian Friel’s...
View ArticleFourth person died from COVID-19 as 121 new cases announced
A FOURTH person has died as a result of COVID-19, with 121 new cases confirmed today by the Department of Health. The latest death is of a man in the east of Ireland who had an underlying health...
View ArticleBreaking: Search underway for missing person
A major search has been taking place this evening for a missing person in East Donegal. Gardaí are leading the operation in the Stranorlar area of Donegal. Volunteers from Donegal Mountain Rescue are...
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