“There will be cases in school aged children”


There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There has now been a total of 1,777 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Sunday 23rd August, the HPSC has been notified of 147 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 28,116 confirmed cases of COVID-19 […]

‘I love each of you to the moon and stars and back’


GERALDINE Mullan has spoken of her devastation at losing her husband, son and daughter in a crash on Thursday. John (49), Tomás (14) and Amelia (6) Mullan died when their car skidded off the road at Quigley’s Point. The family had enjoyed a day out at the cinema and bowling alley and were on their […]

Flood warning ahead of Storm Francis


DONEGAL County Council has issued a warning about possible flooding ahead of the arrival of Storm Francis. Earlier today Met Éireann issued a status orange weather warning for intense rainfall for Donegal and other parts of the country effective from 9pm tonight until 5pm on Tuesday. This will lead to rainfall accumulations of between 40 […]

Donegal winner of last night’s €2.5m Lotto jackpot


SOMEONE in Donegal has €2.5 million reasons to smile this morning after scooping last night’s Lotto jackpot. The life-changing amount was won on the numbers 4, 5, 12, 15, 16, 31 and bonus number 23. Encouraging people living or visiting Donegal to get checking their tickets, a spokesperson for the National Lottery said, “With a […]

Introducing Letterkenny’s man in Southern Africa


A LETTERKENNY man is helping shape the Irish Aid programme, worth around €40 million per year, in Malawi and Mozambique. Aaron Cunningham (31) works as the desk officer for the Southern African region within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. His work has taken him to Tanzania for four years while he has lived […]

Letterkenny based nurse making headlines back at home


A THEATRE nurse at Letterkenny University Hospital is helping young, poor students in the Philippines acquire tablets for the upcoming school year’s blended learning system. Aldrin Licayan (28) said he started his campaign after finding out on social media that many school children in his native country, particularly those living in the provinces, cannot afford […]

Dramatic increase in Covid-19 testing in Letterkenny


THE number of Covid-19 tests carried out in Donegal have more than doubled in recent weeks, new figures reveal. It comes as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Donegal continues to rise. There has been thirty cases so far in August which is already more than the combined totals for June (12) and […]

End in sight for Letterkenny’s long-lasting roadworks?


IRISH Water has confirmed that timeline for the Letterkenny water and wastewater improvement works has been extended due to the recent Covid-19 lockdown. The improvement works which are being carried out in partnership with Donegal County Council are expected to be completed by November. A spokesperson for Irish Water said that works were stopped for […]

HSE maps reveals locations of Covid-19 outbreaks


CONVOY, Lifford and Annagry are three of the areas worst affected by Covid-19 in Donegal in recent weeks, according to the latest analysis of cases by electoral district. After two months, the Government finally updated a map of Ireland last week which shows the exact location of Covid-19 cases. The interactive chart allows the public […]