Further rise in Covid-19 patients sees LUH reach capacity
THERE has been a further rise in the number of patients at Letterkenny University Hospital being treated for Covid-19. The latest figures from the HSE show that, as of 8pm on Tuesday, there were no...
View ArticleCroatia earthquake felt in Donegal
The impact of a powerful earthquake in Croatia was recorded in Donegal on Tuesday. At least seven people died in a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck central Croatia, near the capital city of...
View ArticleDonegal Garda is new GRA Vice President – vows to tackle ‘difficulties’
A DONEGAL-based Garda has been elected as the new Vice-President of the Garda Representative Association (GRA). Brendan O’Connor, a Garda based in Dunfanaghy, was elected at the annual delegate...
View ArticleHow one couple have avoided Covid on a remote Donegal island
A COUPLE from England have managed to avoid Covid-19 by living on a remote island off west Donegal. There is no electricity, gas or running water on Owey Island – but Sarah and Luke Flanagan from Leeds...
View ArticleGeraldine sends touching Christmas message to her tragic family
Brave Geraldine Mullan has left a loving Christmas message for her family who perished in a horrific car accident earlier this year. The popular nurse was left devastated when her loving husband John,...
View ArticleNew calendar was her ‘virtual hug’ to those abroad says Ballyshannon...
A CALENDAR by a Ballyshannon-based photographer has helped raise over €1,600 for charity. The Ballyshannon chapter of St Vincent de Paul has benefited from the proceeds of the work by Karen Skelly....
View ArticleFrancie Martin is new Donegal minor ladies manager
FRANCIE Martin has been appointed as the new Donegal minor ladies manager. The Glenfin man has been installed on a two-year basis, the Donegal LGFA have said. Martin had previously been the Donegal...
View ArticleCovid-19: Record daily number of new cases in North
A RECORD daily number of new Covid-19 cases have been reported in Northern Ireland today. There have been 2,143 new cases in the region over the last 24 hours. A further six Covid-19 related deaths...
View ArticleDelight for Moville as primary school development gets planning permission
A NEW four-classroom primary school is to be built on the site of a derelict school in Moville. Planning permission for the development by Gaelscoil Cois Feabhail has been granted by Donegal County...
View ArticleNew Year’s Day plunge in aid of Gemma’s Legacy of Hope
DONEGAL people all over the world are being encouraged to ‘take the plunge’ on New Year’s Day in aid of a special fundraiser. The first annual New Year’s Day Plunge is in aid of Burtonport woman Gemma...
View ArticleDrug crime soars in Donegal: Pandemic fails to halt worrying trends
THERE has been another significant increase in drug-related crime in Donegal in 2020. Even in a year that has seen weekend nightlife wiped out, drug crime in the county has soared to unprecedented...
View ArticleSchools likely to get extension to Christmas break under new Covid restrictions
SCHOOLS are expected to stay closed until January 11 after the Cabinet met to discuss the escalating number of Covid-19 cases in Ireland. Schools were due to reopen next Wednesday, January 6. A...
View ArticlePoor Farmers Auction goes online – and lifts over €31,000 for charity
THE Poor Farmers Auction has become a hardy annual in Ardara – and not even the Covid-19 pandemic could stop its success. Organisers moved online for the 2020 version last night and raised a whopping...
View ArticleCovid-19: 150 new cases as Donegal sees record daily number
A RECORD number of daily cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Donegal this evening. Health officials have announced that there have been 150 confirmed cases in the last 24 hours. Nationally, there were...
View ArticleTaoiseach announces return to full Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions
IRELAND will move to full Level 5 restrictions from midnight, An Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed. In his latest televised address from Government buildings, the Taoiseach announced the new...
View ArticleAmateur sports face further hiatus in Level 5 lockdown
AMATEUR sports have been given another sucker punch with this evening’s announcement of a return to full Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions. Professional, elite sports, horse racing, greyhound racing and...
View ArticleWarning due to black ice in Donegal
Motorists are being urged to take extreme care this morning due to black ice and snow. A night of freezing conditions has created hazardous areas on roads in the county. Council gritters were...
View ArticleRestrictions put the brakes on brothers’ big scoot
A daring duo’s plans to ‘scoot’ for healthcare services this New Year’s Day have come to a halt due to new Covid-19 restrictions. Darren and Dean Curran were just days away from attempting a 14km trek...
View ArticleMan hospitalised following assault in Donegal home
Gardaí have arrested a man following an assault in a home in Donegal Town. The incident occurred in the Drumrooske Est area on Wednesday evening. Gardaí attended the scene where a man, aged in his 40s,...
View ArticleNumber of Covid-19 patients rises in Letterkenny
Thirty-eight patients with Covid-19 are being treated at Letterkenny University Hospital, according to the latest HSE report. The figure has increased from 33 the previous day. LUH has Ireland’s third...
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