Donegal priest says they should get Covid-19 payment


A DONEGAL priest has said the Covid-19 pandemic unemployment payment should be made available to priests. In an interview on Friday on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Fr Éamonn Ó Gallachóir, parish priest in Cill Chartha in southwest Donegal, said that priests should be entitled to the state COVID-19 payment of €350, particularly younger priests who […]


Donegal maths tutor to stream free live lessons


A LETTERKENNY maths tutor is inviting Honours Level Leaving Cert students to join him online for free classes. Dr Conor Purcell is the founder of Purcelltutor.ie, a private tuition service. But on Monday Dr Purcell will begin free Facebook Live sessions. “When the schools closed on March 14 I knew that I would have to […]


Latest: 320 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Donegal


  The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 43 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died. ·        34 deaths located in the east, 4 in the west, 5 in the south of the country Advertisement ·        the people included 22 males and 21 females · […]


Applications invited under the Covid-19 emergency fund


DONEGAL County Council is inviting applications for a programme which provides funding to support community and voluntary groups involved in the delivery of Covid-19 community response efforts. The Covid-19 Emergency Fund will provide immediate and urgently needed funding totaling €2.5 million. This will be available to groups who are participating in the government’s ‘Community Call’ […]


More local businesses falling victim to cyber criminals


THERE has been a massive increase in local businesses falling victim to cyber crime since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to the Donegal News, Dr Clare Ryan, CEO of Letterkenny based firm, ITUS Secure Technologies, said they have seen a 35 per cent increase in the number of incidents they have responded to […]


Letterkenny interior designer has answer to ‘lockdown blues’


LETTERKENNY interior designer Anne Tuohy has taken her expertise online in a bid to inspire and distract during the coronavirus pandemic. Every afternoon Anne takes to Facebook Live to share tips on topics such as decluttering your home, creating the perfect home office and making the best of small scale living, to name but a […]