THOUSANDS of less journeys are being made on Donegal’s roads since Ireland moved to Level 5 of the Plan for Living with Covid. Donegal moved to Level 3 on Friday, September 25 – initially for a three-week period – with pubs, restaurants and cinemas being forced to close their doors once more. However, on Wednesday […]
Falcarragh Winter Jazz Festival continues online
“We are excited to be able to be able to create this online residency,” said Micheál and Conor Murray.
€120k lotto prize won in Donegal yet to be claimed
THE National Lottery has called on players in Ballyshannon to check their EuroMillions tickets as a €119,361 prize from Friday, August 28, remains unclaimed. The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased the day before the draw at Pearse O’Neill’s store, Bridge End in Ballyshannon. Ticketholders have 90 days from the date of the draw to […]
Covid-19: Lowest daily total in almost six weeks
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of seven confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Donegal. It’s the lowest daily total in almost six weeks. There were just two cases reported on September 16. Since then the figures have always been in double digits. The 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population now stands at […]
Gardaí investigating theft of gate from historic site
GARDAÍ are investigating the theft of a large gate from An Grianan Fort. The lock was cut and the gate stolen some time over the weekend. Appealing for information, a spokesperson for Buncrana Gardaí said, “We are investigating an incident of theft that occurred at An Grianan Fort in Burt between 10am on Saturday October 24 […]
Covid cases fall in five of Donegal’s seven LEAs
FIVE of the seven Local Electoral Areas in Donegal have seen a reduction in the 14-day incidence of Covid-19 cases. Covid rates in Letterkenny, Milford and Glenties are now all below the national average. Numbers have also dropped in Carndonagh and notably in the Lifford-Stranorlar area, previously one of the hardest hit areas in the […]
Lockdown but Donegal traders fighting back
COVID-19 cases are dropping in the county but new, stricter restrictions came into place yesterday, generating anger in some quarters and resignation in others. On Wednesday evening, shop owners around Letterkenny were busy putting in place alternative systems for trading, including online and click and collect. “We’re trying to be as positive as possible […]
Timely reminder how history repeats itself
THE proprietor of the Stores Bar and Lounge in Portsalon was given a gentle reminder this week that history has a tendency to repeat itself. Seamus McGettigan was going through an old receipt book when he came across a notice that the premises was closing its doors due to the Spanish Flu. The date was […]
Impact of climate change brought home by Maghery walk
A DONEGAL student spent much of his time during lockdown earlier this year writing a book on Ireland and climate change. Ben Harkin (19) from Termon is a second year Software and Electronics students at Queen’s University in Belfast. Writing the book ‘Time nor tide’ gave Ben something to focus on during lockdown. Advertisement “It […]
Donegal drops to eighth in latest Covid-19 rankings
THERE were 48 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Donegal this evening. It means there have now been 510 instances of the disease across the county over the last fortnight, latest data from the Department of Health shows. The incidence rate of Covid-19 in Donegal now stands at 320.4 per 100,000 people as it slips […]