Ballyshanon healthcare worker describes experience after contracting coronavirus
A Ballyshannon healthcare worker has been describing his experience after contracting the coronavirus. Cyril Brennan is recovering from the illness at Sligo University Hospital and does not know how he contracted it. He now hopes…
Insurance companies blasted for not honouring business interruption payments
Sligo businessman, Anthony Gray, has hit out at insurance companies for refusing to pay out on business interruption claims, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The restauranteur says he can’t understand why insurance companies have a problem…
Taste of Donegal Festival brought forward to May Bank Holiday weekend for 2021
The Taste of Donegal Festival will take place over the May Bank Holiday weekend in 2021, three months earlier than usual. The decision follows the official announcement of this year’s event, due to Covid-19
I’ll never take for granted waking up and feeling well – SF leader on her coronavirus illness
Sinn Fein leader, Mary McDonald, has been describing her experience of contracting the coronavirus. She says she was quite ill with the virus, but now fully recovered, and has cautioned against a winding down of…
Traveller representative clashes with ex-Garda over comments on Covid-19 non-compliance
A former Garda Sergeant from Donegal has criticised those members of the travelling community who are in breach of Covid-19 regulations. Christy Galligan says if travellers want to be treated equally, they need to comply…
VAT rate needs to be reduced to 0%, insists Co Sligo publican
A County Sligo publican has called for the VAT rate for the tourism and hospitality industry to be reduced to zero per cent for up to two years, to allow it to recover from the…
Ocean FM takes Gold in New York
Ocean FM has won the Gold Award at the international New York Festival Radio Awards. The feature, ‘Getting Better, not Bitter’, has scooped the top award in the Best Human Interest Story category. It tells…