LUH defers procedures and appointments


LETTERKENNY University Hospital is deferring all procedures and appointments with the exception of very urgent inpatient, day surgery, diagnostics tests and outpatient appointments from this morning, Monday March 16th until further notice. This is to ensure that the hospital has the necessary capacity to deal with any increase in suspected and confirmed COVID 19 cases. […]

Council issue updated statement on Covid-19


Donegal County Council has issued an updated statement in relation to its Business Continuity Plan around COVID-19 and the evolving situation. The Council has closed to the public its libraries throughout the County, the County Museum and the Regional Cultural Centre in Letterkenny. Staff in these facilities continue to attend for work and will deal […]

Dungloe celebrates million euro lotto win


THERE is celebrations in Dungloe after a local shop sold this week’s winning lotto ticket worth €1 million. The winning ticket for  Wednesday night’s Lotto Plus 1 draw was sold Kavanagh’s SuperValu in Dungloe.  Manager of the store Liam McShea said it was great news for the local community and that €1 million is a […]

All masses cancelled in Raphoe diocese


All masses with congregations have been cancelled in the Diocese of Raphoe until March 29. Bishop, Alan McGuckian announced in a letter this morning that the cancellation order, which also includes Station Masses and House Masses, will be reviewed at the end of the month. In his letter the Bishop said: “Dealing with the Coronavirus […]

HSE issue statement on visiting arrangements


THE HSE has issued a statement on visiting arrangements for community hospitals and nursing units in the County. “We request that Immediate family members only visit and that children do not visit. Visiting should be limited to one person at a time. We request that people should be sensible regarding their visiting and that anyone […]

Schools, colleges, childcare facilities to close


SCHOOLS, colleges and childcare facilities will close from 6pm today in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar made the announcement from Washington DC this morning, outlining a series of measures that are being introduced in a bid to slow down the spread of the virus. Cultural institutions, indoor gatherings of more than 100 […]