“The toughest thing about being here during this crisis is obviously being away from home, from our families and from our friends”
‘Donegal Willie’ recovers after thinking ‘time was up’
“The NHS staff were incredible, but all they can do is help you fight the virus. There’s no vaccination that can save you,”
A record 936 people diagnosed with Covid-19 today
THE Department of Health has announced this evening that a further 936 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 – a daily record – bringing the total to 17,607. There have been 28 more deaths, though three others have been ‘denotified’, so the total now is 794. Almost half of the deaths (361) have been nursing […]
77 more people have died from Covid-19 in Ireland
SEVENTY-seven more people who were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland have died bringing the total dearth toll to 687. Four of the deaths were in the North West, 67 deaths located in the east, 4 in the west and 2 in the south of the country. Advertisement 77 is the highest […]
‘It’s difficult to be away from family at this time’
“There is a total lockdown here. Very little is open. We have not moved the car in more than four weeks”
Three further Covid-19 related deaths in the North West
Cases by county Carlow 59 0.5% Cavan 345 2.7% Clare 136 1% Cork 945 7.3% Donegal 352 2.7% Dublin 6567 50.5% Galway 266 2.% Kerry 254 2% Kildare 621 4.8% Kilkenny 179 1.4% Laois 139 1.1% Leitrim 46 0.4% Limerick 343 2.6% Longford 79 0.6% Louth 384 3% Mayo 259 2% Meath 421 3.2% Monaghan […]
Letterkenny man’s ‘escape’ from New York
“It was strange and unsettling experience having people from Donegal and Peru send us messages telling us they had seen Elmhurst Hospital on the news”
More local businesses falling victim to cyber criminals
THERE has been a massive increase in local businesses falling victim to cyber crime since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Speaking to the Donegal News, Dr Clare Ryan, CEO of Letterkenny based firm, ITUS Secure Technologies, said they have seen a 35 per cent increase in the number of incidents they have responded to […]
Letterkenny interior designer has answer to ‘lockdown blues’
LETTERKENNY interior designer Anne Tuohy has taken her expertise online in a bid to inspire and distract during the coronavirus pandemic. Every afternoon Anne takes to Facebook Live to share tips on topics such as decluttering your home, creating the perfect home office and making the best of small scale living, to name but a […]
39 new Covid-19 cases in Donegal. Number rises to 264
“From the beginning, we have been aware that vulnerable groups, including the elderly, are at greater risk from this virus”