Double celebration for ‘lady in red’ 99-year old Polly


ONE of Liverpool’s oldest supporters is already looking forward to Juergen Klopp’s side regaining their Premier League title next year. Polly Devenney, Moneygreggan, Newtowncunningham, celebrated her 99th birthday on Monday just a few days after the club’s 30 year wait for the league crown finally came to an end. “I suppose I’ve waited this long […]


Ramelton Action Plan 2020 launched


Donegal County Council in conjunction with Dedalus Architecture have published the Ramelton Action Plan – A Study of Heritage Led Actions for Renewal and Regeneration. The project is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme and is the result of collaboration with the local community, Donegal County […]


‘Transmission of the virus is accelerating globally’


  The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 5 people with COVID-19 have died. There has now been a total of 1,738* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of midnight Wednesday 1st July, the HPSC has been notified of 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a […]


Donegal’s largest employer embraces new ways of working


Pramerica, the largest employer in Donegal, saw just 1 to 2 per cent of their employees working at their Letterkenny campus during the Covid-19 lockdown. With more than 1,650 employees in all working for Pramerica, that meant many hundreds of their staff worked from home these last months, most of them across Donegal. Advertisement “The […]


Latest: One death and 11 new confirmed Covid-19 cases


  The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 1 person with COVID-19 has died. There has now been a total of 1,736 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of midnight Monday 29 June, the HPSC has been notified of 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,473 […]


‘We are starting to see a worrying trend’


There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There has now been a total of 1,735 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Sunday 28 June, the HPSC has been notified of 24 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,462* confirmed cases of COVID-19 […]


Letterkenny welcome for customers as we move to Phase 3


  HOTELS, hostels, caravan parks, galleries and museums welcomed visitors again from this morning as we move to Phase 3 for the reopening of Ireland. Weddings with up to 50 guests can take place indoors until 20 July, with 100 people thereafter while people can attend services at places of worship from 29 June, with […]


It’s never too late to stop smoking even after 40 years


Every day Paddy Keeney goes for a 5km walk with his dog. This would have been impossible two years ago when he was still smoking as his breathing was too bad. Paddy is 65 years old and began smoking at 22 and was a heavy smoker, smoking between 20- 40 cigarettes a day. Cigarettes were […]


Price of ‘Ireland’s cheapest house’ doubled at auction


A detached three bedroom house outside Killygordon sold for double its guide price at auction on Thursday last. Mounthall Cottage, with a guide price of €15,000, had been labelled the cheapest house in Ireland when it was first listed in the latest BidX1 online auction. However, when bidding closed and the hammer finally fell it […]