Car documents and keys stolen during Newmills break-in
A number of car documents and sets of keys were stolen when a car was broken into at a house in Newmills outside Letterkenny. The smash and grab took place overnight between Tuesday and Wednesday last...
View ArticleLetter to Editor – Gardai and their mental health
Dear Editor, At a time when we reflect on the deaths of 88 serving members of An Garda Síochana, that we find through FOI that 13 Gardaí have taken their own lives in the past three years. That 68...
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Eddie Hearn confirms he wants Quigley-Cullen for garden dust-up
EDDIE Hearn has confirmed that he wants Jason Quigley to feature as part of an ambitious series of boxing shows from the garden of Matchroom Boxing’s headquarters. With shows in conventional venues not...
View ArticleMotorsport Ireland announces cancellation of Championships
THE 2020 National Stages Rally Championship and the National Forestry Rally Championships have been cancelled. Motorsport Ireland confirmed this morning that, due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, the...
View ArticleLetterkenny Gaels GAA Club support local Foodbank
LETTERKENNY Gaels GAA Club supported the ‘We Care LK Foodbank’ recently when the Glebe based club held a 5k run/walk. The ‘Triple 5’ fundraiser was organised by the Ladies Board of the club with...
View Article‘No certainty’ Covid-19 can be kept suppressed – Dr Holohan
IRELAND’S Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, has said that there is ‘no certainty’ that the spread of Covid-19 can be kept suppressed Dr Holohan was speaking with the Dáil’s Covid-19 committee. Dr...
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Donegal GAA stars to reach out to isolated supporters to ‘talk GAA’
DONEGAL GAA players and management are to contact people ‘cocooned’ from society for a simple chat to help during a troubled period. The Donegal Age Friendly programme in partnership with Donegal GAA,...
View ArticleCara Bundoran Run deferred until 2021
THE organising committee of the annual Cara Bundoran Run has made the decision to defer this year’s postponed run until 2021. The event will now taking place on the 5th and 6th of March 2021. Due to...
View ArticleCovid-19: Seven more deaths, 20 new cases in Northern Ireland
SEVEN more people have died from Covid-19 in Northern Ireland. The figures released by the Department of Health today increase Northern Ireland’s death toll to 489. Four of the seven deaths occurred in...
View ArticleVital that public comply with health guidelines in Phase 1 – Gardai
Gardai have said it is vital that a high level of compliance with public health guidelines is maintained in phase one of the Covid health guidelines. In supporting the COVID-19 guidelines, An Garda...
View ArticleAlmost half of Irish population is exercising more since Covid
Almost half of the Irish population are exercising more during the Covid-19 crisis than they normally would. In Donegal, there has been a notable increase in the number of people out walking and...
View ArticleSixteen deaths and 51 new cases of Covid-19 today
THERE have been 16 further deaths from Covid-19 confirmed in the Republic of Ireland. The 16 deaths bring to 1,561 Ireland’s death toll since the outbreak began. Health officials have been notified of...
View ArticleTwo new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Donegal
TWO new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Donegal today by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). There have now been 477 cases of Covid-19 in Donegal since the outbreak began – an...
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Donegal plumber’s new van sanitising station might wash for tradesmen
A DONEGAL plumber preparing to get back to work has devised a simple and effective cleaning station inside his van. Andy McGowan from Newtowncunningham installed the hand-washing and sanitising station...
View ArticleReview at LUH after patient’s medical history mix-up
The management of medical records was brought under review at Letterkenny University Hospital last year after a doctor discussed a wrong patient’s medical history. The confusion arose when a woman was...
View ArticleComplaints over public services rise in Donegal
The number of Ombudsman complaints from people living in Donegal has risen by almost 30% in the past year. 112 complaints were received by the Ombudsman from Donegal in 2019 – 42 of those were made...
View ArticleAlcoholics Anonymous: Help is available today
If drink is costing you more than money, then there is help available today. This article from Alcoholics Anonymous promotes information on its online meetings and phone services for people in Donegal...
View ArticleWatch: St Eunan’s College in special message for the class of 2020
TEACHERS and staff from St Eunan’s College in Letterkenny came together at a distance to put together a special message for the Class of 2020. Following the Covid-19 shutdown of schools in March,...
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Cloughaneely Golf Club members back on the Ballyconnell fairways
CLOUGHANEELY Golf Club warmly welcomed old and new Members to the Ballyconnell fairways early this week. Credit is due to Head Greenkeeper Philip McGeady for all his hard work getting the golf course...
View ArticleWatch: Gardaí make a birthday boy’s dream come true
A young aspiring garda had an unforgettable birthday thanks to local gardaí. Liam Og from Ramelton celebrated his sixth birthday on Monday with a superb visit from his heroes. Gardaí from the Milford...
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