A NEW sculpture at the Hospital roundabout in Letterkenny has been attracting admiring glances from motorists in recent days. ‘Trombone Man’ is the latest creation of Michael Parkinson and is a thank you to front line staff working in the nearby hospital. “It’s singing a tune for the front line staff and it’s a thank […]
One hundred days of COVID-19 testing at LUH
After 100 days of Covid-19 testing in the Laboratory at Letterkenny University Hospital, almost 6,200 samples have been tested with results currently reported within 24 hours of receipt. The laboratory is carrying out testing on swabs taken from patients in the hospital, HSE staff (hospital and community based staff) as well as testing samples taken […]
Donegal hotel to remain closed for the rest of summer
ONE of Donegal’s best known hotels will remain closed until early 2021 as the damaging effect of the Covid-19 epidemic impacts the local tourism industry. The four star An Chúirt, Gweedore Court Hotel and Earagail Health Club, will not reopen for business next week as part of the Covid-19 route map to recovery. An Chúirt’s […]
Driving instructors ‘forgotten about’
A LETTERKENNY based driving instructor has said their profession has been “totally forgotten about” by the government as they have not received any guidelines about how they can safely resume lessons. The Road Safety Authority (RSA) issued a statement to instructors on Monday but the information provided guidance at test centres rather than lessons. Instructors […]
Covid latest: Three deaths and ten confirmed new cases
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 3 people with Covid-19 have died. There have now been a total of 1,720 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of midnight Monday 22nd June the HPSC has been notified of 10 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a […]
Third of new Covid-19 cases are in people under 35
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 2 people with Covid-19 have died. There have now been a total of 1,717 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Sunday 21st June the HPSC has been notified of 4 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of […]
Map reveals impact of Covid-19 on local areas
DETAILS on where confirmed Covid-19 cases are located in Donegal are published in a new publicly accessible database on the pandemic outbreak in Ireland. The updated Covid-19 dashboard shows figures by electoral districts. Donegal has seen just one recorded case of the virus in the past month. It reveals that Letterkenny Rural, with a population […]
Covid-19 latest: No new deaths, six new confirmed cases
There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today. There have now been a total of 1,715 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of midnight Saturday 20 June the HPSC has been notified of 6 confirmed cases of Covid–19. There is now a total of 25,379* confirmed cases […]
‘Coming to the mountains was a good investment’
THREE months have passed since Roger Holmes and his wife Yesi left their New York home in the dark of night and headed for the country. Roger, who is from Drumardagh on the outskirts of Letterkenny, and his Peruvian born wife drove for twelve hours, stopping only to re-fuel, leaving the city and the coronavirus […]
‘It still doesn’t feel normal in Italy’
ON Monday, Italy entered Phase 3 of its Covid-19 lockdown easing, with almost all activities reopening including playgrounds, theatres and cinemas. Almost 90 per cent of bars and restaurants are already open, but 60 per cent of hotels remain closed. Letterkenny woman Siobhán Hegarty works as a wedding photographer throughout Umbria and the beautiful central […]