Concern over rise in alcohol consumption at home


LETTERKENNY based charity, The Alcohol Forum, has said more family supports will be needed to deal with addiction issues as we come out of lockdown. Speaking to the Donegal News, Paula Leonard, National Community Action on Alcohol Programme Lead, outlined the work they have been doing over the last few months. “37 per cent of […]


The most testing of times for team of ninety at LUH


“IT was like going to war. We were all scared but we had to stand up and meet the Covid-19 pandemic head on.” The words of Jacqui Clarke, Pathology Laboratory Manager, Letterkenny University Hospital, strike a chord. A native of Newtowncunningham, Ms Clarke took time out from her busy schedule this week to acknowledge the […]


‘There’re more important things in life than money’


TEAC Campbell guest house in Gaoth Dobhair will not be opening again this year due to Covid-19. In business since 1986, it can accommodate forty guests and is open all year round. It’s another big blow to the area after the four star An Chúirt, Gweedore Court Hotel and Earagail Health Club, confirmed last week […]


Donegal’s largest employer embraces new ways of working


Pramerica, the largest employer in Donegal, saw just 1 to 2 per cent of their employees working at their Letterkenny campus during the Covid-19 lockdown. With more than 1,650 employees in all working for Pramerica, that meant many hundreds of their staff worked from home these last months, most of them across Donegal. Advertisement “The […]