Cases in 25 of the 26 counties over the past 14 days


There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There has been a total of 1,777 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Monday 24th August, the HPSC has been notified of 92 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 28,201* confirmed cases of Covid-19 in […]

Dramatic increase in Covid-19 testing in Letterkenny


THE number of Covid-19 tests carried out in Donegal have more than doubled in recent weeks, new figures reveal. It comes as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Donegal continues to rise. There has been thirty cases so far in August which is already more than the combined totals for June (12) and […]

HSE maps reveals locations of Covid-19 outbreaks


CONVOY, Lifford and Annagry are three of the areas worst affected by Covid-19 in Donegal in recent weeks, according to the latest analysis of cases by electoral district. After two months, the Government finally updated a map of Ireland last week which shows the exact location of Covid-19 cases. The interactive chart allows the public […]

New book to help kids starting school during pandemic


LETTERKENNY parenting coach, Helen Swierszcz, has written a book designed to help children starting primary school during the pandemic. The mother of three has a child of her own starting junior infants in September and hopes the bedtime story will help children process the experience of starting school in a Covid-19 world. “This book introduces […]

Fifty-seven confirmed cases of Covid-19


  There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There has now been a total of 1,772 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of midnight Sunday 9th August, the HPSC has been notified of 57 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 26,768* confirmed cases […]

Melbourne lockdown ‘short term pain for long term gain’


MELBOURNE has been home to Donegal couple John Cunningham and Aoife Dalton for much of the past decade. John is Head of Creative Urban Places at the City of Melbourne. The Ardara man is responsible for the strategic development and management for the safe delivery of a programme of innovative and engaging temporary and permanent […]

East Donegal soccer club suspends all activties


  A soccer club in East Donegal has suspended all under-age activities after a spike in positive Covid-19 cases in the area. Curragh Athletic football club in Killygordon have been suspended until August 24th. Advertisement In a statement this afternoon, the club said that although at present there is no positive cases within the club […]

Family finally reunited after 125 days apart


A LOVING family were finally reunited last weekend after spending four long months apart due to the coronavirus pandemic. Joan Forrest (McGinley) from Ardara, her husband Brian and their teenage daughters Aoife and Isla had a tearful reunion in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday last. They have spent the last 125 days apart after Brian found […]

Cathaoirleach welcomes July Jobs Stimulus Plan


Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Cllr Rena Donaghey has strongly welcomed the new jobs stimulus package announced by Government yesterday and particularly welcomes the focus on supports for small and medium sized enterprises. The July Jobs Stimulus Plan is aimed at boosting economic recovery and jobs amid the Covid-19 pandemic and includes over €4 billion of […]