No new confirmed Donegal Covid-19 cases for third day


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 12 people with Covid-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,458 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Sunday 10 May the HPSC has been notified of 236 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of […]

Latest: No new Covid-19 cases in Donegal for second day


Cases by county Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, cases may be reassigned to another county. Carlow 136 0.6% Cavan 748 3.3% Clare 303 1.3% Cork 1205 5.4% Donegal 469 2.1% Dublin 10948 48.7% Galway 382 1.7% Kerry 303 1.3% Kildare 1317 5.9% […]

A song a day keeps the blues away


A LETTERKENNY woman with a passion for music is using her talent to post a new song on social media every day. Mary Harte has been using her ‘not going out time’ to perform a song each day for the past 49 days. So far she has covered classics from the likes of Vera Lynn, […]

Death of Very Rev Hugh Sweeney, PP, Glenswilly


The sudden death has taken place on Thursday 7th May of Very Rev Hugh Sweeney, PP, Glenswilly. Born on 13th July 1945, Fr Sweeney was ordained on 4th April 1972 in the Church of Christ the King, Gortahork, by  Bishop Anthony MacFeely, Bishop of Raphoe. Fr Sweeney received his primary education in St Finian’s National […]

Latest: 27 Covid-19 deaths, 156 new cases in Ireland


  The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 27 people with COVID-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,429* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of 11am Friday 8 May the HPSC has been notified of 156 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a […]

LUH testing capacity not being utilised – Doherty


Donegal Sinn Féin TD, Pearse Doherty, has said that Letterkenny University Hospital is not utilising its capacity to test between approximately 300-400 COVID-19 samples a day. Deputy Doherty said due to the national roll out of the national testing process, samples from patients in Donegal, and elsewhere across the country, are being sent to NVRL […]