New Community Testing Centre opens on Saturday


THE new Community Testing Centre for Donegal will become operational on Saturday. The new Community Testing Centre is located on the St Conal’s Hospital Campus site, Letterkenny in the upper car park area. Primary Care General Manager for Donegal, Edel Quinn, said the centre will ensure that testing is delivered to the people of Donegal […]

Dramatic increase in Covid-19 testing in Letterkenny


THE number of Covid-19 tests carried out in Donegal have more than doubled in recent weeks, new figures reveal. It comes as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Donegal continues to rise. There has been thirty cases so far in August which is already more than the combined totals for June (12) and […]

Death announced of James ‘Gouldie’ McGettigan


  ONE of Letterkenny and Donegal’s best known GAA figures James McGettigan has died. McGettigan (89) was inducted in the prestigious St Eunan’s GAA Club Hall of Fame in 2003 was known all over the county and further afield as ‘Gouldie’. He won three county senior championship medals with his home town club and four […]

Covid-19 testing down to 14 daily at Letterkenny centre


FOURTEEN tests, on average, a day were provided in the Letterkenny Covid-19 testing centre in the first nine days of this month, new figures reveal. ST Eunan’s GAA club pitches have been used by the HSE as a drive-through Covid-19 testing centre since March 27. The test centre in Letterkenny has completed 2,478 tests, and […]

St Eunan’s Class of ’69 reunite in Letterkenny


FORMER students of St Eunan’s College in Letterkenny returned to their old school last weekend to celebrate their 50-year reunion.  There was events organised throughout the weekend for the fifth and final year class of 1969.    The main events took place on Saturday starting with a meet and greet in the glorious sunshine at […]