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 […]
Second day with no Covid-19 deaths in Ireland
“If an environment does not feel safe, or it means you are unable to follow public health advice, do not risk it and go elsewhere.”
No further Covid-19 deaths in Ireland
Latest figures provided by the Department of Health reveal no further deaths in Ireland. However, there are 18 new confirmed cases.
One more death to Covid-19 in Ireland
The number of cases in Donegal remains at 465, as of the latest regional data on Covid-19 in Ireland.
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 […]
Latest: One death and 11 new confirmed Covid-19 cases
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 1 person with COVID-19 has died. There has now been a total of 1,736 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of midnight Monday 29 June, the HPSC has been notified of 11 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 25,473 […]
Covid-19 measures in place for return to Mass
THE Parish Priest of one of the biggest parishes in the Raphoe Diocese has said he is very confident that measures put in place will allow his church to reopen safely. Fr Brian Quinn, PP, Church of the Irish Martyrs, said he was looking forward to welcoming parishioners back into the church for Mass from […]
Latest: Three more Covid-19 deaths, 11 confirmed cases
The Department has been informed today that a further three patients with Covid-19 have died. The death toll from Covid-19 in Ireland is 1,730. As of midnight, Thursday, there were 11 new cases of the disease in Ireland, bringing the total to 25,414