Latest: No new Covid-19 cases in Donegal for second day


Cases by county Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, cases may be reassigned to another county. Carlow 136 0.6% Cavan 748 3.3% Clare 303 1.3% Cork 1205 5.4% Donegal 469 2.1% Dublin 10948 48.7% Galway 382 1.7% Kerry 303 1.3% Kildare 1317 5.9% […]


A song a day keeps the blues away


A LETTERKENNY woman with a passion for music is using her talent to post a new song on social media every day. Mary Harte has been using her ‘not going out time’ to perform a song each day for the past 49 days. So far she has covered classics from the likes of Vera Lynn, […]


Death of Very Rev Hugh Sweeney, PP, Glenswilly


The sudden death has taken place on Thursday 7th May of Very Rev Hugh Sweeney, PP, Glenswilly. Born on 13th July 1945, Fr Sweeney was ordained on 4th April 1972 in the Church of Christ the King, Gortahork, by  Bishop Anthony MacFeely, Bishop of Raphoe. Fr Sweeney received his primary education in St Finian’s National […]


Latest: 27 Covid-19 deaths, 156 new cases in Ireland


  The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 27 people with COVID-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,429* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of 11am Friday 8 May the HPSC has been notified of 156 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a […]


Latest: 78% of people with Covid-19 have recovered


THE HSE has confirmed this evening that a further 37 people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland. The overall death toll from the virus is 1,375. A further 265 cases of Covid-19 have also been confimred, bringing the total number of caases to 22,248. In Northern Ireland, another 14 Covid-19 related deaths have been confirmed […]


Donegal man on how Germany is coping as lockdown eases


A Donegal man living in Germany says the government there is taking no chances as it begins to ease its coronavirus restrictions. Des Porter from Buncrana has lived in Germany for 21 years and works for a company that distributes electrical components. In common with several other EU states, Germany closed some of its land […]