Crackdown on travel this weekend


CHECKPOINTS are being ramped up across the county with a strong message for people to stay at home. Speaking to the Donegal News yesterday Milford’s Superintendent David Kelly praised the efforts of the community in Donegal for adhering to government guidelines, and said he hopes they will not have to exercise the new powers signed […]


Latest: 114 Confirmed Covid-19 cases in Donegal


  The 36 new Covid-19 deaths bring to 210 the number of fatalities in Ireland. The 345 cases mean that a total of 5,709 cases have now been confirmed. Most recent figures (April 5) show that there are now 114 confirmed cases in Donegal, a rise of 11 on the previous day’s figure (103) The […]


Woman left terrified after man coughed on her


A woman has been left terrified that she has been exposed to Covid-19 after a man deliberately coughed at her while out walking in Letterkenny on Saturday morning. The woman was crossing at the Hospital Roundabout at 9.40am when she met a man who stopped, leaned over her and deliberately coughed at her. Gardai are […]


Candles lit in memory of Carrigart man


CANDLES have been lit around the world in memory of a Carrigart pensioner who died from the coronavirus. John McGroddy (82), a retired Garda officer, passed away last Sunday after contracting the deadly infection in the Dublin nursing home where he and his wife lived. Nell McGroddy has also been diagnosed with the Covid-19 virus […]