A Donegal lotto player has hit the crossbar – coming up just one number short of last night’s €2 million jackpot. They instead matched five numbers and the bonus to share with a player in Meath a prize fund of €38,957. The Donegal winner purchased their ticket on Sunday in Gallagher’s, Cotteen, Derrybeg. Advertisement The […]
New deputy principal appointed to Raphoe school
SHANE McArt has been appointed as the new Deputy Principal of Deele College, Raphoe. Shane will now join the Senior Management Team of Mr Joe Boyle, Principal, and Ms Carmel Mulligan, Deputy Principal. Deele College, based in Raphoe, has a school population of more than six hundred students, with a teaching staff of about fifty […]
Services remain limited in wake of cyber attack
A spokesperson said the priority of the HSE remains the safety and essential maintenance care of its patients and support services.
Number of Covid-19 cases remain in the mid-twenties
THE NUMBER of Covid-19 cases being reported in Donegal on a daily basis remains in the mid-twenties which has prompted health officials to urge the public not to become complacent as the reopening of the county continues. The HSE hack means geographical breakdowns of Covid cases each day are no longer available from the Department […]
‘You never really expect to win these things do you?’
AN American man who won a Donegal farmhouse in a raffle says he only entered the draw because it was for a good cause. Robert Duncan and his wife Valeria had just gone to bed when his phone started ringing. After ignoring it a couple of times Robert answered to be told that he had […]
Fresh call for full-time Garda officer in Kilmacrennan
A renewed call has been made for the reinstatement of a full-time Garda officer in Kilmacrennan. Speaking at the latest meeting of the Joint Policing Committee, Councillor Michael McBride said there has been a rise in minor crime in the area. He added that promises have been made previously that a full-time officer would be […]
Pregnant women to be offered Covid vaccine at LYIT
The Maternity Unit at Letterkenny University Hospital is arranging for women who are between 14 and 36 weeks’ gestation to get their COVID-19 vaccine at the Letterkenny Vaccination Centre in the LYIT. Women who have antenatal appointments will have an opportunity to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine with their midwife or doctor. Afterwards their contact details […]
Documentary showing to mark Eddie Fullerton’s murder
TODAY marks the 30th anniversary of the murder of former Donegal County Councillor Eddie Fullerton. A Sinn Féin elected representative, Mr Fullerton was killed at his Buncrana home on May 25 1991 by a loyalist murder gang. To mark the 30th anniversary, Sinn Féin will be screening the TG4 documentary ‘Fullerton’ this evening from 7pm […]
Cyber-attack continuing to impact Letterkenny hospital
THE ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems is having an ongoing impact on services at Letterkenny University Hospital, according to hospital group Saolta. In a statement this afternoon the health body said, “The patient records system is not currently accessible which means that clinical staff are unable to contact patients. “Patients who are taking […]
Nine people rescued after boat got into difficulty
NINE people had to be rescued by the RNLI after their boat’s propellor became tangled in Lobster fishing lines. On Sunday, Lough Swilly RNLI Lifeboat was called by the Irish Coast Guard at 2.18pm to rescue a small fishing boat just off Dunaff Head. The boat which had nine people on board got into difficulty […]