8,071 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed today. The Department of Health has been notified of 3,300 PCR-confirmed cases. In addition, 4,771* people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal yesterday. As of 8am today, 616 COVID-19 patients are hospitalised, of whom 48 are in ICU.
Gardai are currently at the scene of a crash in Donegal Town. No further details are known at this time.
The HSE says it must recruit 9,500 people a year just to ‘stand still’. CEO Paul Reid says staff turnover means the health service would need to recruit almost 20-thousand new staff in order to meet its recruitment targets. The HSE came before an Oireachtas Committee last month, after details of an internal meeting …
HSE must recruit 9,500 people a year just to ‘stand still’ Read More »
2,567 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in the north in the last 24 hours. There have been five additional covid related deaths. 473 patients are being treated for the disease in hospitals in Northern Ireland, with five in ICU.
Around €70m in roads funding is set to be spent in Donegal this year. A number of recent allocations already announced by the Department of Transport, the TII and the NTA make up the combined total. Donegal County Council has today released details of where the money is going. The Department of Transport funding will …
Today is Stop Food Waste Day 2022. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue T.D. is reminding consumers today, to think critically about the amount of food we waste. The focus of this year’s Stop Food Waste Day ‘Make Use-By Dates Work for You’ is to make people aware that: § food passing …
Donegal County Council has received official notification of the amended Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme Regulations. The regulations were signed last week by Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien. Three changes are being introduced to the Redress Scheme under the amended regulations which Donegal County Council says they are committed to implementing as soon as possible. The …
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123 vehicles have been caught speeding in the first two hours of National Slow Down Day – out of nearly 25 thousand checked. Among them, a motorist was caught driving 130 kilometres per hour on the M50 in Dublin – which has a limit of 100 kilometres per hour. A driver on the Skehard Road …
Donegal Garda warns Slowdown Day is about ‘saving lives’ Read More »
Gardai in Donegal are encouraging people to review their home security in light of an increase in burglaries. Over the weekend there were four break-ins in Inishowen and one in Lifford, which gardai believe may have been linked. On today’s Community Garda Slot, Garda Niall Maguire said this reflects an increase in burglaries, particularly …
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A Ukrainian woman living in Letterkenny says shock has now turned to reality. Oxana says she thought it was impossible in 21st century that the events witnessed in Ukraine over the past 6 days would ever occur. She told Greg Hughes today that given the actions of Vladimir Putin no one knows what the world …
‘Shock has now turned to reality’ – Ukrainian native living in Letterkenny Read More »
The Donegal Intercultural Platform isw coordinating a number of events to support Ukraine, and is also gathering first aid and other essential materials to be shipped over there by a Dublin based company. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Paul Kernan of the Intercultural Platform urged any Ukranian people in Donegal to make contact with …
Donegal Intercultural Platform supporting Ukranian community Read More »
The Canadian Ambassador to Ireland is in Donegal. Nancy Smyth has met with the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Councillor Jack Murray and representatives of Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce and Letterkenny Institute of Technology during her visit. She’s praised Ireland for it’s efforts in terms of tourism. Speaking on the Nine til Noon Show a …
Canadian ambassador seeks closer links with Donegal Read More »
Gardai say they’ll be conducting high visibility checks on routes right across the country today as part of National Slow Down Day. More than 1,300 speed enforcement zones will be monitored over the next 24 hours, a number of them in Donegal, with the operation due to end at 7am tomorrow. The Road Safety Authority …
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Satellite images show a 40-mile long convoy of Russian military vehicles near the Ukrainian capital. Airstrikes have also been carried out on an airbase on the edge of Kyiv. The first round of talks between the two sides have ended without agreement. Meanwhile, the UN says more than half a million people have now fled …
“Mama, this is so hard” – Final text of Russian soldier in Ukraine Read More »
A West Donegal Councillor says if dog owners don’t take control of their animals, farmers will have no other option than to take matters into their own hands. Councillor Michael McClafferty says the frequency of dogs chasing sheep in the area, particularly in Creeslough is worsening. He raised the issue a number of weeks ago …
Sheep attacks on the increase in West Donegal – McClafferty Read More »
New Fairtrade signs will be visible in Dunfanaghy from today, The town was acknowledged by Fairtrade Ireland as a Fairtrade Town in 2021. As part of Dunfanaghy/Donegal Fairtrade Fortnight 2022, the new signs were commissioned and produced by Donegal Creative. At 11.00am this morning, supporters of Fairtrade will gather at the Golf Club/Community Alert sign …
Irish Water is under pressure to fast track upgrade plans for Inch in south Inishowen. It follows yet another water outage to hit the area yesterday evening and another one over the weekend, leaving hundreds of homes without supply for a time. Irish Water gave a previous commitment that it would carry out the necessary …
South Inishowen water upgrades must be prioritised – Murray Read More »
The Vice President of the GRA says the attack on a Garda in County Cavan has sent shockwaves through the force. The Garda stopped a car in the Blacklion area in the early hours of yesterday morning when he was held at gun point and dragged into a car. The unarmed Garda was subsequently assaulted, …
Members of Derry City and Strabane District Council have posthumously granted the Freedom of the City and District to NHS nurse and Strabane man Pat McManus, who tragically died of Covid19 in 2020. The proposal to confer the Freedom of the Derry City and Strabane District was prompted by a notice of motion brought …
Posthumous Freedom of the City & District honour for Strabane nurse Read More »
A conference in Donegal has been told that two research projects at Letterkenny University Hospital have been a very successful, with both set to be extended beyond the county. The first, which has been running for some years examined how best to support patients after treatment, and analysis of the data has shown that those …
Progress reported in LUH Cancer Research projects Read More »
Listen back to the main evening news, sport and obituaries for Monday February 28th:
5,919 new Covid19 cases have been confirmed today. There are 2,277 PCR-confirmed cases, while 3,642 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal. Figures for the weekend have also been released including 6,782 for Saturday and 5,157 for Sunday. 610 patients are in hospital, 47 of those are in ICU.
A speeding motorist has been caught drug driving and having out of date tax by two years in North Inishowen. Gardai from Buncrana were on patrol in the Carndonagh area on Saturday night when they stopped the car after it was detected travelling in excess of the speed limit. They then discovered that the tax, …
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Detectives are urging vehicle owners to be vigilant following a report of a car theft in Strabane during the early hours of this morning. A white BMW X5, registration number CD0 8ETH was reported stolen from Glenview Manor in the town shortly after 2:05am when it was seen being driven away from the area. …
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There were almost 770 patients waiting for a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital during the month of February. Nationally, the number of people on trolleys in February 2022 has exceeded pre-pandemic levels of 8,515 in 2019. According to data released today by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, Letterkenny University Hospital was on average …
Almost 770 patients waiting for a bed at LUH in February Read More »
It’s going to take some time before schools fully return to normal, post covid, according to some principals. From today class pods can go, lockers can be used again, after school activities can resume and face coverings are no longer needed. Schools are among the last places to lift restrictions.
A PSNI investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries has so far received 29 allegations of criminal activity. The inquiry – which started in October – centres on allegations of physical and sexual abuse. Detectives believe there are still more people out there who’ve not yet come forward – including those who no …
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The future of rail in the North West is to be explored at an upcoming webinar. A discussion will take place next Monday March 7th between Derry City and Strabane District Council, Government and transport representatives and local campaigners on how to transform rail connectivity in the region. Organised by Derry City and Strabane District …
Future of rail in NW to be explored at upcoming webinar Read More »
A South Donegal Deputy is calling on the Department of Finance to investigate whether cars are being “unjustly seized” by customs for non-payment of VRT. Deputy Marian Harkin believes there is a discrepancy between the number of warnings issued compared to the number of vehicles impounded. Currently, customs officers have the power to seize a …
South Donegal Deputy calls for investigation into cars ‘unjustly seized’ by customs Read More »
Investigations are underway into a spate of burglaries in Lifford and Inishowen over the weekend. A property in Lifford was broken into on Friday night while on Saturday night, a property in Newtowncunningham and Bridgend was targeted along with two houses in Burt. Gardai say they are following a line of inquiry and at this …
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The Foreign Affairs Minister says he understands calls for him to expel the Russian Ambassador from Ireland. There have been demands for Yuri Filatov to be expelled after he made repeated denials that Russia was poised to invade Ukraine. A petition was initiated by members of the Fianna Fail parliamentary party demanding that the Russian …
‘Expelling Russian Ambassador cutting off nose to spite face’ – Blaney Read More »
The Ukrainian delegation has arrived on the Belarussian border ahead of talks with Russia. It says it’s looking for an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of Moscow’s troops. Bombing has reportedly continued overnight, including in Chernihiv – about three hours north of Kyiv – where a missile’s said to have hit a residential block. The …
Ukrainian delegation arrives at Belarussian border ahead of talks with Russia Read More »
The Housing Minister is due to receive the SCSI’s construction rates proposal today which will determine rebuild costs for Mica homeowners. Details of the proposal is expected to be made public today. The body was requested to devise a new costing model after much backlash from the controversial sliding scale element that was included in …
The Donegal Mountain Rescue Team were last evening tasked to assist two walkers in the Sheskinmore Nature Reserve. It’s believed the pair became disoriented in the dark and had been trying to find their way out of the nature reserve for several hours. After being tasked by An Garda Síochána at around 10pm, Donegal Mountain …
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An East Donegal cycling group has called for major safety improvements to be made on the Ballybofey to Donegal Town road. Over the weekend Finn Wheeler Cycling Club launched a campaign for a hard shoulder to be added to a 750 metre stretch, known as McGrory’s Brae. This campaign was initiated after a near fatal …
Cycling club launch campaign for hard shoulder on Ballybofey-Donegal Town road Read More »
The Tanaiste says today marks another milestone in our pathway out of the pandemic. People no longer have to wear facemasks in shops, public transport or in schools. Leo Varadkar says it’s especially significant for anyone working in a customer facing role. Retail Ireland Director, Arnold Dillon says the lifting of the facemask requirement in …
‘Today marks another milestone in our pathway out of pandemic’ – Tanaiste Read More »
Concerns have been raised regarding the designation of up to 40 acres within Letterkenny town as wetlands and floodplains, under a prospective new town plan. The designation would prevent building on lands between the Port Road and the Neil T. Blaney Road – despite numerous developments taking place in that area in recent years. Councillor …
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Repairs to a burst water main are set to impact the water supply to parts of northern Donegal tomorrow. Irish Water say repairs will disrupt supply in Malin Town as well as the Bree and Kenagh areas from 8am this morning until 3 o’clock later this afternoon. They also say to anyone affected by the …
Gardaí from the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit say they’ve arrested two drivers on suspicion of drug driving. Last night, Gardaí who were out on patrol stopped the vehicles, with one driver testing positive for the presence of cannabis, and the other testing positive for cannabis and cocaine. Gardaí also say they arrested a driver on …
Two drug drivers arrested by Letterkenny Gardaí last night Read More »
Ireland’s expected to expel some but not all Russian diplomats as part of the next round of EU sanctions against Russia. EU Foreign Affairs Ministers are meeting this evening to discuss harsher measures. Simon Coveney says Ireland plans to ban all Russian aircraft from Irish airspace, and will encourage other EU countries to do …
Ireland expected to expel some Russian diplomats over Ukraine crisis Read More »
The cost of all public transport fares in Northern Ireland is set to be frozen at their current prices, to aid with the cost of living crisis. In a statement the North’s infrastructure minister Nichola Mallon said that the move was made in order to ensure that the worst off in Northern Ireland who …
Public transport fares in North frozen to aid with cost of living Read More »
Support for Fine Gael has dipped to its lowest level in over 15 years, according to a new poll. The Red C poll in the Business Post, shows support for Fine Gael at 20 percent – down 1 point since last month. The newspaper reports this is the party’s lowest rating since its polling began …
Sinn Fein remain top party as Fine Gael poll lowest in 15 years Read More »
Tomorrow will see most of Ireland’s remaining Covid-19 restrictions removed as the country returns to a sense of normality. The mandatory requirement for mask-wearing will be removed in all areas, except for on public transport and in healthcare settings such as Hospitals and GP offices. The requirement for physical distancing, pods and staggered break …
Almost all Covid-19 restrictions to end tomorrow Read More »
There was a three-fold increase in confirmed cases of flu last week. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre says 113 were recorded – compared to only 37 the previous week. 17 percent of last week’s cases were among hospital inpatients, and their median age was 65. Donegal GP Ciarán Ó Fearraigh says the increase in cases …
Rise in flu cases linked to lifting of Covid restrictions – Donegal GP Read More »
The country’s newest airline is up and running in County Donegal this morning. Emerald Airlines is starting flights today between Donegal and Dublin airports, with a contract for the route that will last for the next three years. Junior Transport Minister Hildegarde Naughton says Emerald Airlines will be providing important options for passengers:
An extensive list of Mica homeowners’ questions has been sent to Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien. The 13 page document raises questions on issues which the Mica Action Group believe have not yet been addressed or require greater clarity, including; the sliding scale element, the inclusion of foundations in the scheme, a Defective Concrete Block Scheme …
Mica homeowners send letter of demands to Housing Minister Read More »
A Donegal Deputy claims the Finance Minister’s inaction despite repeated warnings has excluded citizens with disabilities from financial support. Deputy Pearse Doherty has criticised the Minister for ignoring repeated warnings from the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal that citizens with severe and permanent disabilities were being unfairly excluded from a financial support scheme that …
Doherty: Finance Minister’s inaction has excluded disabled citizens Read More »
Donegal County Council says it will shortly be appointing a Vacant Homes Officer as part of its response to the high level of vacancy and dereliction in the county. The issue was raised by Cllr Ciaran Brogan, who asked what steps the council was taking to issue Compulsory Purchase Orders on derelict buildings. Responding to …
Donegal County Council to appoint Vacant Housing Officer Read More »
Main Evening News, Sport, Nuacht and Obituaries Friday February 25th:
A Donegal County Councillor is confident that the money allocated to Newtowncunningham today will lead to big things for the village. €100,000 has been allocated to Newtowncunningham under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme, with the intended project providing for a dedicated outdoor space for young people. However some of the money will also be …
Cllr believes Newtowncunningham funding will lead to big things Read More »
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