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 […]


Burst water main in Stranorlar


A BURST water main in the Stranorlar/Drumkeen area is impacting supply for up to 5oo properties. Irish Water said repair work is underway which is expected to be completed by 2pm. “Irish Water and Donegal County Council wish to advise customers in Stranorlar/Drumkeen, that their water supply has been impacted as a result of a […]


Funeral of Jimmy Coyle to take place tomorrow


THE funeral of the man who died after sustaining fatal injuries when he fell from a ladder in Letterkenny is to take place tomorrow. The man has been named locally as James ‘Jimmy’ Coyle. He was 48 years old and was from a well-known family in the Glenwood Park area. He had been living in […]


Latest: 78% of people with Covid-19 have recovered


THE HSE has confirmed this evening that a further 37 people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland. The overall death toll from the virus is 1,375. A further 265 cases of Covid-19 have also been confimred, bringing the total number of caases to 22,248. In Northern Ireland, another 14 Covid-19 related deaths have been confirmed […]


Donegal man on how Germany is coping as lockdown eases


A Donegal man living in Germany says the government there is taking no chances as it begins to ease its coronavirus restrictions. Des Porter from Buncrana has lived in Germany for 21 years and works for a company that distributes electrical components. In common with several other EU states, Germany closed some of its land […]