There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There has been a total of 1,777 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Saturday 5 September, the HPSC has been notified of 138 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 29,672 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in […]
Local views sought on cultural quarter project
A SERIES of brightly coloured graphics will start popping up on the pavements of Letterkenny over the next two weeks. The ‘breadcrumbs’ form the first step in an ambitious project which is looking to reconnect the three cultural institutions in the town, namely Donegal County Museum, An Grianán Theatre and the Regional Cultural Centre. Banner […]
Local Link thriving across Donegal despite pandemic
LOCAL Link is a great success story and has become a permanent part of Ireland’s public transport system. Last year over one million passenger journeys were taken through Local Link in Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. All services have continued as normal through the Covid-19 pandemic and at the moment the public transport service is operating […]
Resurgence in demand for thatchers
THE restoration of thatched cottages on the Wild Atlantic Way in recent years has led to a resurgence in the ancient craft of thatching and the harvesting and preparation of the materials in Donegal. Master thatcher, Ivor Kilpatrick, from Raphoe is following in the footsteps of his father, Billy. He has also introduced his son, […]
‘Amazing’ response to zero waste Letterkenny shop plan
DONEGAL’S first ‘zero waste’ store where customers bring their own reusable containers for their food and household items could be open in time for Christmas. Anna Good and her husband Paul who run Wholegreen, on Church Lane, Letterkenny, have described the response to a survey they posted online as “amazing”. Advertisement “We thought that […]
New Community Testing Centre opens on Saturday
THE new Community Testing Centre for Donegal will become operational on Saturday. The new Community Testing Centre is located on the St Conal’s Hospital Campus site, Letterkenny in the upper car park area. Primary Care General Manager for Donegal, Edel Quinn, said the centre will ensure that testing is delivered to the people of Donegal […]
McConalogue appointed as new Agriculture Minister
Charlie McConalogue has been appointed as Ireland’s new Agriculture Minister. The Donegal TD received a call from Taoiseach Micheál Martin this afternoon offering him the role. Mr McConalogue takes over the role from Dara Calleary who resigned last month amid the so-called Golfgate incident. Mr Calleary took over the job following the sacking of Barry […]
Man dies after two-car collision outside Creeslough
A TEENAGER has died following a two-car collision on the N56 between Creeslough and Portnablagh last night.The incident happened at around 9.30pm and the 19-year-old man, who was a passenger in one of the cars, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car and another passenger, both men in their 20s, were […]
Bád Eddie campaign sails towards €10,000 mark
A campaign to fund a replacement for shipwreck Bád Eddie is closing in on the €10,000 market. A fundraising drive was launched last month to design a structure that will replace the famous boat once it is claimed by nature. The plan is that one Bád Eddie falls to the elements, its remnants will be […]
Relegation semi-final postponed as players self-isolate
THE Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure Senior Relegation Semi-final between Milford and Termon has been postponed for a week. The game had been due to take place at the Donegal GAA Centre this Friday evening. While the Termon club confirmed yesterday, Monday, that they were lifting the suspension on club activities there are still some […]