AFTER an initial surge, Sweden now has one of the lowest coronavirus death rates in Europe. The Scandinavian country left its schools, restaurants, and gyms open, and while the government banned gatherings over 50 people and urged residents to self-isolate, their lack of strict lockdowns was in contrast to the rest of Europe. Advertisement […]
Council plan for historic Kilmacrennan abbey site
DONEGAL County Council have confirmed that a conservation plan has been developed for the historic Kilmacrennan Franciscan Friary site. The friary was built in 1537 by the clan leader Manus O’Donnell for the Franciscan friars on the site of a previous monastery of the 6th century. It is said that at this early monastery Colmcille […]
Five more confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Donegal
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 1 person with COVID-19 has died. There has now been a total of 1,781* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of midnight Thursday 10th September, the HPSC has been notified of 211 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 30,571 […]
Electric vehicles are great but the problem is…
DONEGAL Local Link driver Jackie Holmes purchased the first fully electric wheelchair access hackney in Europe two years ago. Mr Holmes works as a Renal Dialysis driver and he takes passengers between Letterkenny University Hospital and their homes across the Inishowen peninsula three times a week. Advertisement The innovative zero emission hackney offers full […]
Letterkenny man retires as Fine Gael General Secretary
THE most senior employee of the Fine Gael party will turn the key in his office door for the last time this evening. Tom Curran is retiring as the party’s General Secretary after twenty-one years in the post. It’s not too often in politics that somebody can exit on their own terms but having reached […]
Confirmed Covid-19 cases passes 30,000 mark in Ireland
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 1 person with COVID-19 has died. There has now been a total of 1,778 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of midnight Monday 7th September, the HPSC has been notified of 307 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 30,080* […]
Construction firm returned for circuit court trial
A county Fermanagh construction firm has been returned for circuit court trial for alleged failure to ensure the health, welfare and safety of its employees at a construction site in Gweedore that allegedly resulted in the death of one of its employees, at Dungloe District Court. A garda gave evidence of serving the Book of […]
Covid-19: ‘The next seven days are vital’
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There has been a total of 1,777 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Sunday 6th September, the HPSC has been notified of 102 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 29,774 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in […]
Latest: 138 confirmed new cases of Covid-19
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There has been a total of 1,777 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Saturday 5 September, the HPSC has been notified of 138 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 29,672 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in […]
Local views sought on cultural quarter project
A SERIES of brightly coloured graphics will start popping up on the pavements of Letterkenny over the next two weeks. The ‘breadcrumbs’ form the first step in an ambitious project which is looking to reconnect the three cultural institutions in the town, namely Donegal County Museum, An Grianán Theatre and the Regional Cultural Centre. Banner […]