Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), has committed €183,160 to provide urgent assistance to Health Service Executive hospitals and individuals experiencing homelessness and mental distress in Ireland as they face hardship during the Covid-19 pandemic. The partnerships with ALONE, Blood Bike Northwest & Blood Bikes East and Pieta House are part of UnitedHealth Group’s […]
Twenty-six more deaths, 701 new Covid-19 cases
Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 63%, close contact accounts for 33%, travel abroad accounts for 4%
LATEST: 437 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Donegal
Cases by county Carlow 88 0.5% Cavan 536 3% Clare 207 1.2% Cork 1103 6.1% Donegal 437 2.4% Dublin 9010 50.1% Galway 332 1.8% Kerry 276 1.5% Kildare 1003 5.6% Kilkenny 229 1.3% Laois 204 1.1% Leitrim 62 0.3% Limerick 441 2.5% Longford 113 0.6% Louth 590 3.3% Mayo 395 2.2% Meath 578 3.2% Monaghan […]
Downings woman lends helping hand to nurses in Philly
A shipment of protective masks has made the transatlantic journey to Philadelphia thanks to the skill and generosity of a Downings woman. Kim Bradley, a special needs assistant at Letterkenny’s Educate Together, created the masks for her friend, Janice Barry, CEO and founder of the Pennsylvania Agency of Nurses. Mrs Barry recently revealed how her […]
More than 1,000 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland
Cases by county Carlow 84 0.5% Cavan 466 2.8% Clare 187 1.1% Cork 1087 6.6% Donegal 431 2.6% Dublin 8216 50% Galway 315 1.9% Kerry 271 1.6% Kildare 875 5.3% Kilkenny 222 1.4% Laois 192 1.2% Leitrim 56 0.3% Limerick 420 2.6% Longford 102 0.6% Louth 506 3.1% Mayo 365 2.2% Meath 550 3.3% […]
‘Donegal Willie’ recovers after thinking ‘time was up’
“The NHS staff were incredible, but all they can do is help you fight the virus. There’s no vaccination that can save you,”
‘Government intends to honour commitments to Donegal’
We are taking the responsible step and the only way I can see it working is by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil coming together.
A record 936 people diagnosed with Covid-19 today
THE Department of Health has announced this evening that a further 936 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 – a daily record – bringing the total to 17,607. There have been 28 more deaths, though three others have been ‘denotified’, so the total now is 794. Almost half of the deaths (361) have been nursing […]
Father and three sons to spar for 100 rounds
Boasting twelve Ulster titles between them, the Devenney boys have teamed up with their father in a novel way to raise funds for ChefAid Killygordon
Number of Covid-19 cases in Donegal breaks 400 mark
There were 49 more confirmed Covid-19 related deaths in the Republic of Ireland yesterday. There have now been 769* laboratory confirmed COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. To date, there has been 38 deaths in the North West. Advertisement There were 631 more confirmed cases reported in the Republic of Ireland yesterday, The number of confirmed […]