A Sinn Fein councillor is in quarantine at her Co Donegal residence after a foreign holiday. Monaghan councillor Cathy Bennett…
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Letterkenny Car Boot Sale closes after Garda visit in Covid clampdown
by Stephen Maguire 4 years agoThe Letterkenny Car Boot Sale was closed yesterday after Gardai visited the market to check on Covid compliance. The car boot…
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Two more people have died and there were 156 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland including Donegal. The Department of…
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A baby boom is expected after the Covid lockdown, according to the Director of Midwifery at the National Maternity Hospital.…
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A Judge has slammed a number of people from Dublin who traveled to Donegal during the Covid lockdown for a…
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Ten new cases of Covid in the North today has brought the number of positive Covid-19 tests beyond 6,000. It…
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Almost 20% of parents across Ireland don’t want their children to return to school next month, in case they catch…
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There have been nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the North. It brings the total number of confirmed positive…
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Covid payments to continue until April but rates will drop
by Staff Writer 4 years agoThe Government has announced the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is to be extended until next April. However, the payments which many…
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The HSE has confirmed it is on the lookout for a new Covid test centre in Letterkenny. As GAA season…
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The Covid-19 payment support schemes for workers will be extended until spring 2021. The Sunday Times reports that pandemic unemployment…
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Stroke Unit at Letterkenny Hospital to open in September
by Staff Writer 4 years agoThe planned stroke unit for Letterkenny University Hospital is now scheduled to open in September. The unit was due to…
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Donegal’s famous religious pilgrimages to Lough Derg will not take place this year. The traditional three-day retreat undertaken by thousands…
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Two more people have died from Covid-19, the Department of Health has confirmed. A further 13 cases of the virus…
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Deputy Pearse Doherty says that community centres in Gaeltacht communities need supports to survive in light of the economic impact…
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There has been one new Covid-related death in the North. It brings the total number of deaths there to 542…
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Donegal radio stations receive €190,000 in Government Covid funding
by Staff Writer 5 years agoDonegal’s two local radio stations have received a total of €180,000 in funding under a Government scheme for raising awareness…
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Up to one-fifth of motorists stopped and questioned at a Garda checkpoint operation in Donegal recently were suspected of scamming…
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Online fraud soars but general crime plummets during Covid – Gardai
by Staff Writer 5 years agoThere has been a significant drop in general crime during the Covid pandemic months of March, April and May, according…
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‘It’s been tough but it can’t go back to normal yet’ – former Mayor of Letterkenny
by Staff Writer 5 years agoThe former Mayor of Letterkenny, Cllr Gerry McMonagle has pleaded with people of the town to remain vigilant in the…