There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There has now been a total of 1,774 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Saturday 15th August, the HPSC has been notified of 66 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 27,257 confirmed cases of COVID-19 […]
How do you thank a man like that – a millionaire?
THE history of two well-known boutique hotels in Donegal were shipped to Canada last year in beautiful leather-bound volumes as a thank you gesture to a generous benefactor. The fascinating projects ‘A History of the Highlands Hotel’ and ‘A History of the Lake House Hotel’ were researched and written by Tom Plunkett, Principal, St Conal’s […]
200 new Covid-19 cases as Donegal passes 500 mark
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There has now been a total of 1,774 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Friday 14th August, the HPSC has been notified of 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 27,191* confirmed cases of COVID-19 […]
New book to help kids starting school during pandemic
LETTERKENNY parenting coach, Helen Swierszcz, has written a book designed to help children starting primary school during the pandemic. The mother of three has a child of her own starting junior infants in September and hopes the bedtime story will help children process the experience of starting school in a Covid-19 world. “This book introduces […]
Turned derelict property into beautiful holiday home
DONEGAL businessman Bernard Greene is reaping the rewards of turning his hand to holiday letting after completely renovating a derelict site near Dungloe into a beautiful holiday home. House Crohy Head, which took around three years and cost in excess of €200,000 to renovate, has been very popular with 12 weeks already booked up in […]
Anger as priest tells people to ‘get back to mass’
PARISHIONERS across Donegal are being encouraged to continue watching religious services through the webcam rather than returning to Mass. The Bishop of Raphoe, Bishop Alan McGuckian, has reiterated the church’s position that people who are vulnerable or unwell should stay at home and continue, if possible, to participate in the celebration of Mass via the […]
Tory to become first autism friendly island
TORY is on the road to becoming Ireland’s first autism friendly island with members of the business community receiving training from Autism Awareness Northwest. The first step was taken last week when a training day was held on the island with business owners, families and members of the school community coming together to hear about […]
Plans lodged for new distillery
PLANS to construct a new distillery between Fintown and Church Hill have been lodged with Donegal County Council in recent days. The application is the name of Doyle’s Distillery Limited, a newly registered company with an address in Milltown, Newmills. Their principal business is distilling, rectifying and blending of spirits. The planning application seeks permission […]
Man missing from Donegal since Saturday found in Dublin
A man missing in Donegal since Saturday has been found safe in Dublin. Seamus McCarney was last seen in Milford at lunchtime on Saturday. With fears growing for his well-being, family and friends gathered in Letterkenny yesterday to begin searching for the 34-year-old. But Mr McCarney has now been found safe in Dublin. Tyrone Councillor […]
HSE data breaches revealed
THERE were almost thirty HSE data breaches in Donegal last year with more than half taking place at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH). The data breaches included a number of incidents at the hospital’s maternity department where personal medical records were found in the wrong patient’s files. Breaches also occurred in Donegal’s Mental Health Services including […]