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 …
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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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The government has announced a new targeted standalone commercial rates waiver scheme for the first three months of this year. A number of rates waiver schemes have been implemented over the course of the Covid 19 pandemic, with Donegal County Council stresing this is a new initiative which targets a narrower range of business sectors. …
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