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  Local Enterprise Week is going virtual this year with a full programme of online events designed to help Donegal businesses spring back into action. Kicking off on Monday, the week-long series of events is collaboration between Local Enterprise Office Donegal and its partners. Spring Back is the theme for the week, which runs until Friday, 5th March. Michael Tunney, Head of Enterprise Donegal says there's no question that this past year has been one of the toughest times for business, so the theme is quite fitting:   Kicking off Local Enterprise Week are keynote speakers Emma Jones CBE a...

  There's still no timeline or guarantee as to when all residents and staff at the St Columbcille Village in Clonmany will be vaccinated. The facility run by care assistants, provides care to almost 30 residents over the age of 70 and there's on-going concern over the delay in the vaccine roll out. As part of plans for the national programme, all aged over 65 in long term facilities were due to be vaccinated by January 24th but with no nurses working on site in Clonmany, the centre is said to fall between two stools. Cathal Doherty, whose father lives in the facility, says while it's positiv...

Covid-19: Families express fears for Donegal care home residents waiting for vaccines ‘They’re playing Russian roulette with these lives,’ says son of Donegal facility resident Sat, Jan 30, 2021, 02:40 Cathal Doherty visits his father, John, in a care home in St Columbcille Village in Clonmany, Co Donegal on January 27th. Photograph: Joe Dunne Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly.   Relatives of elderly residents in a Donegal care home are afraid their loved ones will die of Covid-19 because they h...