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LATEST: Donegal pandemic unemployment payment recipients up over 400 in last two weeks

The number of Donegal people who are now in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) has reached almost 2,000 again, it was announced this evening. The New Year spike results from hospitality restrictions that were put in place or renewed ...

05 Jan 2022 at 18:05

Features

Beating the January Blues and knowing when - and who - to ask for for help

January can be one of the most challenging months of the year, when people often hit a low after all the build-up to Christmas. It is also a time when people struggle with credit card debt and other financial difficulties. This year we are still ...

26 Jan 2022 at 10:12

Local News

‘Enough is enough’ says conservation group fighting wind farm development

Enough is enough. That's the message this week from the Gweebarra Conservation Group to those involved with allowing or promoting industrial-scale wind turbine developments in Donegal. The group was responding to the Ministerial Directive on ...

27 Dec 2022 at 15:53

National News

'She died in my arms' - Irish mother on death of baby after nightmare diagnosis

An Irish mother has relived how her baby daughter died in her arms of a devastating skin condition - as she urged people to support the charity helping 300 others across Ireland cope with it. Katie Ryle should be a 19-year-old looking ...

21 Nov 2023 at 11:36

National News

Parents told to avoid crowds with babies after spike in cases of dangerous virus

Irish parents have been told to 'cocoon' babies under three months old and avoid bringing them to crowded places after a rise in cases of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). Children’s Health Ireland says it has seen an increase in ...

11 Nov 2023 at 13:18

Letterkenny/Milford MD

Letterkenny University Hospital asks anyone feeling unwell not to visit

Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) is asking the public to not visit patients at the hospital if they are feeling unwell, with the hospital currently managing nine outbreaks of respiratory illnesses. The request comes as a ...

28 Dec 2023 at 16:42

Local News

Donegal records the highest amount of respiratory illnesses in the country

Donegal has more than double the national rate of viral infection making it the highest in the country, recent data has revealed. The Irish Medical Times analysis discovered that Donegal recorded a total of 2,368 cases of ...

27 Mar 2024 at 17:34

National News

Warning as Irish holidaymakers return from Spain with nasty illness

The HSE has issued a warning and advice to Irish holidaymakers after a number fell ill on their return from European hotspots. There has been a sharp rise in cases in cryptosporidiosis, a bug that produces ...

14 Oct 2023 at 16:42

Local News

Employees at Donegal firm made more than €65,000 in false Covid-19 claims

Dozens of employees at a Donegal-based company exploited a loophole in a Government illness benefit scheme to make more than €65,000 in false claims. Investigators from the Inishowen Special Investigation ...

01 Mar 2023 at 11:40

South Donegal

How a relic of St Peregrine became a Rossnowlagh Friary favourite

It is a typical wet and windy Friday afternoon. I am sitting in a special room where people get some precious moments with the relic of St Peregrine at the Rossnowlagh Franciscan Friary. These are now on ...

03 Nov 2022 at 13:27

Local News

Resources will be provided for LUH staff crisis, says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said yesterday that he will provide any resources needed to alleviate the current situation at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) where an estimated 150 staff are currently ...

19 Nov 2020 at 11:31

Local News

Update on payments awarded for Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment and Enhanced Illness Benefit

This week, the Department of Social Protection has issued weekly payments valued at €134.23 million to 449,521 people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). The number of people ...

22 Mar 2021 at 20:00

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