A DONEGAL family, who lost two relatives within weeks of each other to the hereditary condition Amyloidosis, are calling for a new life changing drug to be made available in Ireland. Letterkenny sisters Evelyn Cunningham and Bernie Cannon lost their mother Evelyn on June 3, 2017 aged 62, just eight weeks after their great-aunt Martha […]
Dig starts to find remains of Red Hugh O’Donnell
AN Archaeological dig has started in Spain in the hope of finding the 400 year-old burial place of Irish Chieftain Red Hugh O’Donnell. In the City of Valladolid in the north west of the country the archaeologists first have to find the old Convent of San Francisco and within that what was known as the […]
Sixth consecutive day of under 100 new confirmed cases
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 1,583 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Thursday 21 May the HPSC has been notified of 76 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 24,391 […]
‘I’m so grateful to be still here ‘ – Cathaoirleach
“Everyone has to be very careful. There’s a responsibility on us all to heed the warnings. It’s up to each and every individual to play their part,”
Anger as tests delayed by leaks
TWO Letterkenny women have reacted angrily over the HSE’s handling of Covid-19 tests after their samples leaked while in transit to testing laboratories and were not able to be used. Zeinab Milanovic went for her test at the test centre in St Eunan’s GAA Club on Thursday, May 7 and after waiting twelve days for […]
Kayakers get stuck in the mud
TWO kayakers were rescued by the coastguard last night after getting stuck in mud in Lough Swilly. Malin Head Coastguard co-ordinated the rescue at around 10.30pm and the helicopter was sent in to get the pair out of the sticky situation near Magherabeg school at Manor. “They got stuck in the mud. They were caught […]
Latest: 87% of confirmed Covid-19 cases have recovered
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 11 people with Covid-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,571* Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Wednesday 20th May the HPSC has been notified of 64 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 24,315 […]
Churchill brothers go global and now have a ‘rally car’
TWO young Churchill brothers have kept themselves busy during lockdown by building a rally car to sit in when they play the Xbox. Eight-year-old Leon Doherty and younger brother Shay (5) built their car out of cardboard boxes and have spent the past week covering it with hundreds of advertising business cards which have been […]
Ireland reports 51 new Covid-19 cases today
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 16 people with COVID-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,561* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of 11am Tuesday 19 May the HPSC has been notified of 51 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total […]
Burst water main affecting supply in Muff
A BURST water main is affecting supply in Muff this morning and Irish Water and Donegal County Council are currently carrying out repairs. It is estimated that up to 100 properties may be affected by this unplanned outage in the Drumhaggart and Soppog area. It is expected that the repairs will be completed by 3.30pm […]