THE Earagail Arts Festival will go ahead in July, albeit in a less traditional format. Donegal’s premier summer festival will be brought via 18 digital events over the 18 days of its original dates of July 9 to 26. In addition to the digital programme of new online and previously unseen archive performances, competitions and […]
Dáil to discuss cross-border travel loophole
A legal loophole in the Covid-19 restrictions regarding cross-border travel is expected to be shut when the Dáil meets this Thursday. There has been uproar since it emerged that Garda headquarters had informed senior officers across the State the restrictions on movement do not apply to people on day trips from Northern Ireland. Gardaí in […]
Total of 19,877 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland
Cases by county Carlow 93 0.5% Cavan 627 3.2% Clare 229 1.2% Cork 1126 5.8% Donegal 453 2.3% Dublin 9624 49.7% Galway 332 1.7% Kerry 288 1.5% Kildare 1147 5.9% Kilkenny 233 1.2% Laois 212 1.1% Leitrim 67 0.3% Limerick 518 2.7% Longford 135 0.7% Louth 640 3.3% Mayo 466 2.4% Meath 638 3.3% […]
Donegal has been left behind by successive governments
“We cannot be left waiting another 10 years before we start to see economic recovery again,”
Now more than 1,100 Covid-19 deaths in Ireland
“We are very aware how difficult the current restrictions are for people and families”
Researching ‘The Laurels’, Glenties & Friel’s Ballybeg
The Culture Division of Donegal County Council is commissioning research into the built heritage, history and literary associations of the house.
Optum gives €180,000 to three causes
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%
An abandoned pier that once was vital for Letterkenny
Really, all that remains are the memories of all those who worked at the pier or witnessed the boats slowly making their way to the Thorn.
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 […]