Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh has visited all four corners of the globe over the past thirty-five years with Irish folk music band Altan. At times, holidays back in West Donegal were less frequent than she would have liked due to a busy touring calendar. However, since the outbreak of the pandemic last March Mairéad has spent […]
LUH staff off due to Covid-19 tops 180 for first time
THE number of staff at Letterkenny University Hospital who are now off work or self-isolating as a result of a Covid-19 infection outbreak had risen to 182 yesterday, up from record highs of 170 last week. Those affected include staff who tested positive for Covid-19 through workplace and community transmission, symptomatic staff, staff who are […]
World’s ‘cuddliest’ sheep find great home near Fintown
HIKERS around Lough Finn, near Fintown, have been stopped in their tracks in recent times by a breed of sheep that looks more like an adorable stuffed animal! The Valais blacknose sheep, otherwise known as the Walliser Schwarznasenschaf, have been turning heads on Farm Achla. Dubbed the “world’s cuddliest sheep” they can be found grazing […]
Company hoping to increase workforce by fifty per cent
A WEST Donegal company manufacturing components for some of the world’s most recognised car brands is looking to grow its workforce by fifty per cent. Irish Pressings Ltd. – based in the Údarás na Gaeltachta Industrial Estate in Gweedore – specialise in the design and manufacture of tooling and metal pressed components for a range […]
Nurse urges public to ‘play your part’ in Covid battle
A NURSE on the front-line of the Covid-19 pandemic at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) is pleading for the public to play their part in curbing the spread of the virus. Treasa Toye, who works in the high dependency unit, admitted she and her colleagues are finding it mentally and physically draining working in these very […]
‘Something triggered inside me and I started to write’
A LETTERKENNY grand-mother is the Regional Cultural Centre’s first Virtual Artist-in-Residence for 2021. Denise Blake, a successful poet and writer, has been presenting a selection of her work on the RCC social media channels this week and will continue on to Friday, 22nd. Advertisement Denise has broadcast regularly on Sunday Miscellany on RTE Radio 1 […]
More difficult weeks ahead for Letterkenny hospital
IT’S been another unforgiving week in Donegal’s fight against Covid-19. As of 8pm on Tuesday, there were 103 inpatients positive with Covid-19 in Letterkenny University Hospital and three patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Advertisement On Sunday evening, patients had to wait in ambulances outside before being admitted to the hospital. LUH General […]
Covid-19 cases rise in West Donegal over holiday period
MORE THAN one hundred people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the Glenties Local Electoral Area (LEA) in the past fourteen days which is the highest level of infection recorded in the area since the start of the pandemic. This record-level surge in west Donegal can be largely attributed to an intensified period of social […]
Legendary Golden Grill to be demolished
A legendary Letterkenny nightclub, which regularly attracted thousands of patrons in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, is to be bulldozed in the coming weeks after falling on hard times. Plans have been lodged with Donegal County Council to demolish the Golden Grill premises on Port Road which housed Bella’s and the Millionaire Club – before […]
Good news promised for Donegal’s art community
EARAGAIL Arts Festival is looking forward to welcoming artists and audiences from across the globe back to Donegal throughout July. The dates of the 33rd festival have been confirmed, 4th to 25th July, as organisers continue to finalise a programme that will connect artists, audiences and the community in Donegal to the rest of the […]