New rules around close contacts and testing come into effect today. Among the changes, people who’ve had a booster and don’t have symptoms no longer need to self-isolate. These new recommendations mean asymptomatic close contacts who’ve been boosted no longer need to stay at home, but instead are asked to take regular antigen tests and …
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The Donegal Municipal District has heard renewed calls for the area of Donegal Bay, consisting of towns such as Bundoran, Ballyshannon, Donegal Town and Killybegs, to be designated as a “Blueway” for tourists. Councillor Niamh Kennedy believes the facilities, resources and activities are already in place to market the Bay as a whole as a …
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A man who had been arrested by Gardai investigating the murder of school teacher Ashling Murphy has been released without charge. The 23 year was killed on Wednesday afternoon while out jogging along the Grand Canal in Tullamore, Co. Offaly. In a statement issued late night Gardai confirmed that the man who’d been arrested and …
Eddie Fullerton was not notified that personal information relating to him had been found in a loyalist intelligence ‘cache’ in Derry in November 1989, almost two years before his death. That was one of the findings of the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland who say concerns of collusive behaviours raised by the family of Eddie …
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Health officials have reported an additional 18,904 confirmed cases of Covid-19 today in the Republic of Ireland. 1,011 Covid-19 patients are currently in hospitals, 92 of which are in ICUs. The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan today underlined the importance of using masks, especially medical grade or FFP2 masks, saying they can play a …
The issue of flooding in Donegal Town has once again been raised, after funding has still not been granted for flood relief measures along the River Eske. Councillors were told at the most recent meeting of the Donegal Municipal District that strong political intervention would be required to secure the funding for the area, which …
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A new support scheme for the inshore fisheries sector has been announced, to assist inshore fishermen in adjusting to the challenges of Brexit. The scheme is set to run from March, and will be administered by Bord Iascaigh Mhara. The scheme was announced by Donegal TD and Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie …
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Police are continuing their enquiries into an altercation that took place in the Main Street area of Sion Mills yesterday. It’s believed that the incident began in a property, and continued onto the street, with one man armed with a knife. Three men were taken to hospital with their injuries, and Police arrested two men …
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A Letterkenny councillor says he believes agreement can be reach which will allow car enthusiasts run authorised diffing events on the outskirts of the town. The issue has been a topic of discussion for some time at the Donegal Joint Policing Committee, and now the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District is inviting organisers and residents …
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The Health Minister has admitted the HSE’s portal to record positive antigen tests is open to misuse. From tomorrow, people who test positive on an antigen test will be able to upload their result to the HSE’s website. They’re then considered a confirmed case and can request a Covid recovery certificate. Minister Stephen Donnelly is …
There were 36 people awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, four of them on Emergency Department trolleys. The figures are contained in the INMO’s latest Trolley Watch report. The figure for Sligo is 29, with 11 in the ED. The combined North West total of 65 represents just over 16% of the national …
The UK’s new Brexit chief will meet her EU counterpart for the first time face-to-face later. Liz Truss will host Maros Sefcovic for a dinner this evening outside London ahead of further talks over the Northern Ireland protocol tomorrow. Ms Truss has recently said she’s willing to trigger Article 16 of the protocol if the …
There have been over 3,000 cases of Covid 19 in the North West this week, most of them in Donegal. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, the HSE’s North West Director of Public Health said given the difficulty in getting accurate figures at the moment, the real figure is probably higher. Dr Anthony Breslin urged …
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The family of murder Donegal Councillor Eddie Fullerton will today receive a copy of the report into 19 contentious murder investigations compiled by the Office of the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland. Eddie Fullerton’s murder at his home in Buncrana in May 1991 has been included in the ‘Operation Greenwich’ report, amid widespread claims that …
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There’s been a 23% increase in the number of people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Donegal, along with a sharp rise in the number of people claiming enhanced illness benefit. This week 2,381 people claimed the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in the county, up from 1,936 last week. 11,331 people are in receipt of Enhanced …
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A local Councillor has called for a right turning lane to be developed the Corkey junction, on the main Letterkenny to Lifford road. Cllr Donal “Mandy” Kelly says that he has received numerous complaints about the safety of the junction, which is located just past the Manorcunningham Roundabout. Donegal County Council officials told Letterkenny Milford …
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Nine community groups and causes have received donations of €500 each from the Milford District Resource Centre, funded entirely by the local community. The donations, which total €4,500, were funded by profits made via the Milford Development Fund, which comprises of money made by the Resource Centre, as well as the Rags to Riches Charity …
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There have been 20,909 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 announced in the Republic of Ireland today. As of 8am today, 1,055 patients with Covid-19 were in hospitals with the virus, 92 of which were in ICU. There were also 83 deaths from the virus in the past 7 days announced today.
The main evening news, sport and obituary notices on Wednesday, January 12th…
2,922 new Covid-19 cases have been recorded in the North in the last 24 hours. There have also been two additional Covid-related deaths announced there today. 439 patients are being treated for the disease in hospitals in Northern Ireland, with 29 in ICU.
Three men were taken to hospital to be treated for their injuries, after what was described as a serious assault in Sion Mills earlier today. One man aged in his thirties and another man aged in his twenties were arrested in relation to the incident, and Police say no further information is available at this …
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The Cabinet has approved changes to close contact isolation rules. The new regime will come into place from midnight tomorrow. It means close contacts who have been boosted and don’t have symptoms won’t have to restrict their movements. Under 40s won’t be sent for a PCR test if they have a positive antigen. Anyone with …
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There were 34 patients awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital today, according to the INMO’s trolley watch. There were 4 patients waiting on trolleys in the hospital’s Emergency Department, a reduction of 1 on yesterday, with 30 patients waiting for a bed on wards elsewhere in the hospital. Sligo University Hospital also had 34 patients …
A Donegal man has been sentenced to ten years in prison after being found guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teenage boy between 1995 and 2000. Liam Carr, a 59 year old man from Falcarragh, was found guilty of 31 different counts of sexual assault after a Central Criminal Court hearing last year. Today Carr …
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Work on a long awaited improvement project in Burtonport is set to start next week with the demolition of a number of buildings. As this progresses, members of the Glenties Municipal District were told work is ongoing to seek approval to recommence Phase 2 of the Harbour redevelopment project and the Harbour Terminal building and …
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Police are at the scene of a serious assault in the Main Street area of Sion Mills. Three men have been taken to hospital for their injuries. One man in his 30s and one man in his 20s have been arrested in relation to the incident.
Brexit is one of the reasons why the cost of a used car in Ireland’s 56 percent higher than it was before the pandemic. Some second-hand models are now being advertised at higher prices than the newer version. The latest DoneDeal Car Price Index says supply issues linked to Brexit are a major factor. The …
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HIQA has published inspection reports into five designated centres for people with disabilities in Donegal. Four of the centres, Dunwiley & Cloghan ; Edencrest, Riverside & Cloghan Flat ; Railway View & Finnside ; and Dreenan are part of Ard Greine Court. Three of the five centres, all of which are part of the Ard …
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A Donegal councillor is welcoming new legislation allowing pensioners to purchase their council homes. Under present regulation pensioners are not allowed to purchase their council homes because “they are not in receipt of regular income” other than their social welfare payments. Cllr. Michael Naughton says changes in income thresholds will address this issue, and that’s …
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Suggestions of a hybrid option for this year’s Leaving Cert’s being dismissed by the State Exams Commission. The Irish Times reports the option of accredited grades or a written exam isn’t being considered due to the cancellation of the Junior Cert in 2020. The information from the Junior Cert was seen as crucial in helping …
There were 64 Covid infected patients at Letterkenny University Hospital at 8 o’clock last night, down from 71 the previous evening. Nationally, the number in hospital fell just below 1,000 last night, with 997 covid infected patients being treated across the country. Of those, 92 were in intensive care across the country, three of them …
A Donegal TD has called for an urgent review into the Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme, after all members on the board of the Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal resigned late last year. It’s understood the board members, who take decisions on applications to the Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme, withdrew after a number …
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The Cathaoirleach of the Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District has called for action to be taken regarding life buoys on the Port Bridge in Letterkenny. Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh says that currently, they are located in an area that is difficult to access, and that you have to climb over walls and other obstacles to reach the buoys …
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Ministers are to approve a number of changes to the Covid testing regime and rules around close contacts this morning. The Chief Medical Officer has recommended getting rid of the five day isolation period for close contacts of a confirmed case who have had a booster. People who test positive on an antigen test now …
The main evening news, sport and obituary notices on Tuesday, January 11th….
The Department of Health has reported 19,290 new cases of Covid-19. As of 8 o’clock this morning 1,062 people were in hospitals with the virus, of whom 92 are being treated in ICU. Latest figures show 51.6 percent of PCR tests carried out in the past week were positive. More than 307-thousand PCR tests were …
Gardaí in Letterkenny are appealing for information, after a window was smashed at the Market Square in the town last week. The front window of a house at Market Square was smashed between 4am and 6am last Sunday, the 9th of January. Gardaí are appealing for anyone who may have observed any suspicious activity at …
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Omicron could infect more than half the population of Europe in the coming weeks – that’s according to the World Health Organisation. Over 7 million newly reported cases of Covid 19 were reported in the first week of the year. The WHO’s Europe Director Hans Kluge says the variant represents a west to east tidal …
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A 52 year old woman who was arrested in the Creggan area of Derry under the Terrorism Act earlier today has now been released. She was taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station in Belfast for questioning, but has now been released, pending a report from the Public Prosecution Service. Police say …
An 81-year-old Donegal man is taking part in a charity swim around the Irish coastline. Paddy Conaghan is on a mission to swim at every beach and pier in Ireland to raise funds for a local counselling service. The money raised will go to Gemma’s Legacy of Hope which supports people of all ages in …
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People in Inishowen are being invited to contribute to a Policing Plan for the Buncrana Garda District, which takes in the whole of the peninsula. Superintendent Goretti Sheridan says while she was like to meet people and carry out public consultations, that is not possible at the moment, so she’s urging people to make contact …
1,062 Covid patients are being treated in hospitals today – down one from yesterday. However, the total is still 20 percent higher than last Tuesday. Latest figures show there’s 89 patients with the virus in ICU. As of 8pm last night, there were 71 infected patients at Letterkenny University Hospital, two of them in ICU. …
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The Managing Director of Donegal Airport says the priority for 2022 is to try to build passenger numbers back to 2019 levels. Eilish Doherty was speaking to Greg Hughes following confirmation last week that Emerald Airlines are to take over the Donegal – Dublin service from the end of next month. She says the Dublin …
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Gardaí are investigating the theft of 35 mussel floats from Darney, Bruckless Pier. The theft occurred between Saturday December 18th and Wednesday last, January 5th. Gardai say the theft of these floats would most likely have necessitated the use of a lorry, and they’re appealing to anybody who may have observed any such activity near …
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There were 35 admitted patients awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, five of them on Emergency Department trolleys. The figure at Sligo University Hospital was even higher this morning, with 39 patients awaiting beds according to the INMO, 28 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s a combined North West figure of 74, …
The Cathaoirleach of the Donegal Municipal District says it’s vital that a major safety programme take place at the Castlegarden junction outside Ballyshannon. There have been fatalities in the area in the past, and Cllr Barry Sweeney says there were two serious incidents over Christmas. He says some work has been done in terms of …
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The Social Democrats believe the Leaving Certificate examination will not go ahead in its traditional form this year. The party is calling on the Minister for Education Norma Foley make a decision on how the Leaving Cert will be delivered in order to alleviate the high levels of anxiety experienced by students. Education spokesperson, Gary …
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A Letterkenny Councillor says many smaller roads in and around Letterkenny are effectively being used as relief roads, and traffic on them is increasing steadily. Cllr Ciaran Brogan will tell a meeting of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District today that traffic counters should be put on a number of roads to show the extent to …
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Trade unions say any changes to isolation rules for Covid close contacts must be led by public health advice and not the demands of business. The Cabinet’s expected to consider new advice from experts on easing the restrictions when it meets tomorrow. It comes as many businesses and essential services struggle due to Covid related …
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The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country has surpassed one million. Yesterday, a further 23,909 cases of the virus were confirmed. More than 1,000 Covid patients are in hospital, with 89 of those in intensive care. New figures show during Christmas week, from December 26th to January 1st, there were 2,537 cases …
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