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 […]
Hospital reminds patients to attend their appointments
The team at Letterkenny University Hospital would like to remind patients who have appointments at the hospital that they should attend their appointments as usual. Under the guidelines for travel patients are permitted to attend medical appointments at the hospital. “It is really important that patients turn up for their scheduled appointments. While we are […]
Covid latest: 13 deaths, 1,269 confirmed cases
THERE were twenty-one new cases of Covid-19 reported in Donegal today as the county drops to sixth in the 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population (328.5) with 523 new cases in last 14 days. It comes as the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 13 additional deaths related to Covid-19 and 1,269 […]
New music project helping ‘shed’ fatigue of lockdown
A shed in rural Donegal could turn out to be the saviour of the north west’s music industry. Treehouse Productions is an entity formed by south Donegal musicians Keith Mannion of Slow Place Like Home fame and former Wild Herring band member Patsy O’Kane. Over the past number of years the two friends have been […]
A brave face as local businesses close again
“KEEP the head up, stay focused and we’ll all come through this together and emerge safely out the other side.” That was the rallying message delivered to the business community this week by Letterkenny hairdresser Patrick Gildea. The Government announced on Wednesday night that Donegal, along with Cavan and Monaghan, had been moved to Level […]
Figures show drop in Covid-19 cases in Letterkenny area
THERE has been a significant reduction in the number of cases of Covid-19 being reported in the Letterkenny Electoral Area over the past seven days. The figures, available from the Covid-19 Data Hub, show case information at a Local Electoral Area (LEA) level across Ireland between September 29 and October 12. The Health Protection Surveillance […]