WHILE the front doors of his restaurant may be closed local chef Martin Anderson is still busy rustling up meals for hospital staff and other frontline workers. What started out as a warm-hearted gesture by the Sonder Restaurant owner to provide for the older population has turned into a daily source of support for all […]
Children’s message to mum ‘copper fastened’ in Donegal
“I thought it was very beautiful and I wanted to somehow preserve it for her as a dedicated healthcare worker and her children’s appreciation”
Latest: 610 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland
Cases by county Carlow 71 0.5% Cavan 386 2.6% Clare 153 1% Cork 1028 7% Donegal 376 2.6% Dublin 7379 50.5% Galway 283 1.9% Kerry 262 1.8% Kildare 763 5.2% Kilkenny 197 1.3% Laois 168 1.2% Leitrim 47 0.3% Limerick 384 2.6% Longford 88 0.6% Louth 405 2.8% Mayo 312 2.1% Meath 500 3.4% […]
Two further deaths in the NW, 369 cases in Donegal
There have now been 571 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland.
Three further Covid-19 related deaths in the North West
Cases by county Carlow 59 0.5% Cavan 345 2.7% Clare 136 1% Cork 945 7.3% Donegal 352 2.7% Dublin 6567 50.5% Galway 266 2.% Kerry 254 2% Kildare 621 4.8% Kilkenny 179 1.4% Laois 139 1.1% Leitrim 46 0.4% Limerick 343 2.6% Longford 79 0.6% Louth 384 3% Mayo 259 2% Meath 421 3.2% Monaghan […]
Donegal maths tutor to stream free live lessons
A LETTERKENNY maths tutor is inviting Honours Level Leaving Cert students to join him online for free classes. Dr Conor Purcell is the founder of Purcelltutor.ie, a private tuition service. But on Monday Dr Purcell will begin free Facebook Live sessions. “When the schools closed on March 14 I knew that I would have to […]
Pensioner left without phone for three weeks
“I’m a pensioner and a bit of an old hippy. I don’t have a computer but I always pay my bills on time when they arrive in the post”
Latest: 320 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Donegal
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 43 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died. · 34 deaths located in the east, 4 in the west, 5 in the south of the country Advertisement · the people included 22 males and 21 females · […]
Applications invited under the Covid-19 emergency fund
DONEGAL County Council is inviting applications for a programme which provides funding to support community and voluntary groups involved in the delivery of Covid-19 community response efforts. The Covid-19 Emergency Fund will provide immediate and urgently needed funding totaling €2.5 million. This will be available to groups who are participating in the government’s ‘Community Call’ […]
We need to focus our minds during these difficult times
LIFE MATTERS – A column by Margaret O’Donnell Thousands of stories are generated in our minds and we play them out like movies in our head many times during our day. As long as we live our life lost in our thoughts we are causing ourselves unnecessary pain. A lot of our suffering is caused […]