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”
LATEST: 334 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland
Of those for whom transmission status is known: community transmission accounts for 66%, close contact accounts for 26%, travel abroad accounts for 7%
LATEST: 167 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Donegal
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 33 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died. Advertisement · 30 deaths located in the east, 3 in the west of the country · the people included 14 females and 19 males · […]
Latest: Covid-19 death toll in North West rises to 21
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that 25 people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died. · 13 deaths located in the east, 8 in the north, 2 in the south and 2 in the west of the country · the people included 10 females […]
Latest: 114 Confirmed Covid-19 cases in Donegal
The 36 new Covid-19 deaths bring to 210 the number of fatalities in Ireland. The 345 cases mean that a total of 5,709 cases have now been confirmed. Most recent figures (April 5) show that there are now 114 confirmed cases in Donegal, a rise of 11 on the previous day’s figure (103) The […]
Woman left terrified after man coughed on her
A woman has been left terrified that she has been exposed to Covid-19 after a man deliberately coughed at her while out walking in Letterkenny on Saturday morning. The woman was crossing at the Hospital Roundabout at 9.40am when she met a man who stopped, leaned over her and deliberately coughed at her. Gardai are […]
Covid hub for Letterkenny
ONE of the first community assessment hubs in the country, which will provide enhanced support for people who have tested positive for Covid-19, will be opened in Letterkenny this week. The facility will provide timely assessment for people who feel symptomatic, who feel their symptoms are becoming worse or if their GP feels they need […]
‘Fiddler on the Hoof’ impressed with Donegal drivers
“In Donegal we noticed that the drivers were really polite and sensible around the horses and would often pull over and let us pass, or slow down”
Candles lit in memory of Carrigart man
CANDLES have been lit around the world in memory of a Carrigart pensioner who died from the coronavirus. John McGroddy (82), a retired Garda officer, passed away last Sunday after contracting the deadly infection in the Dublin nursing home where he and his wife lived. Nell McGroddy has also been diagnosed with the Covid-19 virus […]