GRAFFITI branding Donegal election candidate Niall McConnell a “racist” has been daubed on the side of a storage container in Derry. The graffiti appeared in the Creggan area of the city on Wednesday night. It was signed by the Republican Socialist Youth Movement, a group linked to the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP). Mr McConnell, […]
Taxi drivers doing all they can to protect customers
LETTERKENNY’S taxi drivers say they are doing all they can to protect themselves and the public from contracting the coronavirus. The taxi industry has been decimated as a result of tough restrictions on the movement of people. In Letterkenny firms have reported a 75 per-cent plunge in custom since the start of the Covid-19 outbreak. […]
77 more people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland
SEVENTY-seven more people who were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland have died bringing the total dearth toll to 687. Four of the deaths were in the North West, 67 deaths located in the east, 4 in the west and 2 in the south of the country. Advertisement 77 is the highest […]
The restaurant owner feeding our frontline staff
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”