‘Help us home’– Donegal couple stranded in New Zealand issue plea
A DONEGAL couple stranded in New Zealand have issued a plea for help as they attempt to make their way home. Jack Gallagher and Katy Tysall-Gallagher have been in Auckland since March 12, initially...
View ArticleGovt to pay €350 dole and 70% of wages to those still in jobs
The Government is to increase the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Support payment for people who have been laid off due to the virus from €203 to €350. The payment will also apply to the self-employed...
View ArticleCovid 19: Taoiseach announces new measures to ‘flatten the curve’
The Taoiseach has announced new measures in a further bid to ‘flatten the curve’ of the spread of Covid 19 in Ireland. All theatres, clubs, gyms, hairdressers, bookies, marts and markets are to close...
View ArticleCouple claimed garage owned cars they were driving
A LITHUANIAN couple stopped driving without insurance in separate cars and on separate occasions claimed the vehicles were on loan from a garage. Ms Akvile Barkauskas (31) of Ard na Dun Close,...
View ArticleDeath: Passing of former Nena Models Managing Director
THE DEATH has taken place in Spain of former Donegal businessman Michael Sharma. Mr Sharma, formerly of Ballygogan, Lifford, passed away in Spain, where he had been living. The late Mr Sharma was the...
View ArticleGolf, horse racing forced into shutdown as all Irish sport now cancelled
SPORT IN Ireland is on a complete shutdown from tonight until at least April 19. New measures introduced by the Government today means that golf and horse racing – which had been the only two left...
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Donegal County Council announces thatch repair grant scheme
APPLICATIONS have opened for Donegal County Council’s Thatch Repair Grant Scheme that assists the owners and occupiers of thatched dwellings with their maintenance and repair. The grant scheme...
View ArticleFAI confirms extension of period of cessation for football
IT WILL be April 19 at least before local football returns with the FAI today announcing man extension to the cessation of all football under its jurisdiction. The FAI remains committed to a June...
View ArticleLatest: 204 new Covid cases and one new death brings total to 1,329 cases
The Department of Health has said that 204 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed today. It brings the total number of cases confirmed to date to 1,329 in the Republic. One man in the East of the...
View ArticleDonegal now has 11 cases of Covid-19
It has been confirmed that Donegal now has 11 confirmed cases of Covid-19. The figures were released a short time ago as today’s latest figures were released from across the country. There is still...
View ArticleKnock-out Championship on cards as CCC seek League change for 2020
THE Donegal club championships could return to a knock-out format this year, while the 2020 League format may be postponed until next year. The All-County Football League was due to get underway this...
View ArticleHealth centres cut back as staff are deployed to COVID-19 battle
Primary Care Centres across Donegal have cut back on a wide number of services in a bid to make staff available for frontline Covid-19 response services. Only critical and vital services will continue...
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Bingo! Numbers are up for Covid-19 in Quigley’s Point!
A Donegal soccer club is organising a novel way to pass the time during the Covid 19 lockdown – with a game of virtual bingo. Quigley’s Point Swifts in Inishowen came up with the idea which is free for...
View ArticleEU support needed for fishing industry – McConalogue
The EU must step up and support our fishing sector so that it can continue to supply fresh fish for the Irish and EU market over the coming weeks, according to Deputy Charlie McConalogue TD. The Fianna...
View ArticleCouple pleads for help to get home from Australia amid COVID chaos
A young couple stranded in Australia is making a desperate plea for help to get home to Donegal. Time is running out for Caolin Maguire and Ben Burgess who were left devastated when their flight was...
View ArticleDonegal nurse returning to frontline stranded in Oz
A heroic Donegal nurse who answered Ireland’s call to fight on the coronavirus front line is stranded in Australia. Hundreds more, many jobless because of Covid-19, are also stuck, with others stranded...
View ArticleAll non-essential businesses need to close – Mac Lochlainn
Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn has said that all non-essential businesses in Ireland need to close. The Inishowen TD posted a video to Twitter which showed a building site in Dublin. Workers can be seen...
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Listen: Donegal schoolchildren record special ‘Song of Hope’– from their hot...
A Letterkenny school community was really thinking outside the box when they worked together to record a song remotely from home. The pupils of Lurgybrack NS have proudly released a new song ‘Stay At...
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Home again Herron counting down in isolation after Aussie Rules adventure
SUNDAY was certainly a mother’s day with a difference for Katy Herron. The Glenfin woman just touched down in Ireland, her maiden season playing Australian Rules having been cut short due to the...
View ArticlePatients must have two symptoms of Covid-19 to be tested under new rules
New guidelines have been set to allow only patients that are displaying two major symptoms of coronavirus to be tested. The new measures come amidst a backlog of over 40,000 people waiting to be...
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