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More than 3,500 children infected with Covid-19 have been hospitalised so far. That’s according to new analysis carried out by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee. The six-months to four-year age group accounted for more than a third of paediatric admissions. This age group will soon be able to avail of a Covid-19 vaccine.

The National Women’s Council says gender-based violence is rooted in misogyny and that Northern Ireland urgently needs a comprehensive government strategy to eliminate it. This comes in as hundreds of people are expected to gather this afternoon in Lurgan to remember Natalie McNally who was murder her home in December last year while expecting her

A new poll shows stark separation between societies on both sides of the border. Results published in today’s Irish Times shows two thirds of people in the Republic have no friends in Northern Ireland. More than 80 percent say they have no relations there, and more than half have not travelled across the border in

The PSNI in Derry say Local Policing Team Officers came across a vehicle which was being driven in a dangerous manner while they had been conducting enquiries in the Bogside area of the city. Police say while speaking to the driver, it became evident alcohol was on board. They say a number of other offences

There are calls for a public inquiry into deaths in nursing homes during the Covid Pandemic. Family led advocacy group Care Champions says families were denied access to their loved ones as they died – and now they’re being denied answers. They’re holding a public conference at DCU in Dublin this afternoon from 1pm –

A March for Justice is taking place in Derry tomorrow to mark the 51st anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Donegal Senator Eileen Flynn will be one of the speakers at the event. Many are expected to turn out tomorrow in Derry to join the 51st annual Bloody Sunday March. 13 people were shot dead and at

A number of vehicles have been seized in Donegal following a multi-agency operation. Gardai from the Buncrana Roads Policing Unity assisted at multi-agency checkpoints across Inishowen yesterday. Gardai have confirmed that a number of road traffic offences were detected and a number of vehicles seized.

A new GP has been appointed to take up the role in Dunkineely. There was much concern in the local community over the future of Dunkineely Health Centre last year as it was left with no GP. The HSE has today confirmed that Dr Janinda Muhandiramge will begin work on Monday on a full time

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a call for Food Waste Reduction Initiatives proposals. The scheme aims to identify, target and address what Minister Charlie McConalogue says is a major issue not just here in Ireland but globally. Over 1 million tonnes of food waste is generated every year. €180,000 in

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued a call for Food Waste Reduction Initiatives proposals. The scheme aims to identify, target and address what Minister Charlie McConalogue says is a major issue not just here in Ireland but globally. Over 1 million tonnes of food waste is generated every year. €180,000 in

The number of people homeless in the North West is on the rise. 114 people sought emergency accommodation in the region last month, up 9% when compared to the previous month. Homelessness in Ireland has hit a new record high. More than 11,600 people including almost 3,500 children accessed emergency accommodation during December. According to

13 groups in Donegal are to benefit from over €19,000 in funding under the €10 million Community and Voluntary Energy Support Scheme. Under the initiative, 238 organisations across the community and voluntary sector nationally will receive a one-off contribution towards their increased energy bills for 2022. Among those benefiting in Donegal are Amharclann, Gweedore, the

A man has been arrested and a quantity of drugs seized by police in Derry. Suspected Class B and C drugs and drug-related paraphernalia were found during a planned search at a property in the city today. A 37-year-old man was arrested on a number of offences while a woman in her 20s is to

The sentencing hearing of a former British solider, guilty of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie, will take place next week. David Holden was due to be sentenced today, but it has been pushed to next week, and the judge will today hear pleas from both sides. Aidan McAnespie was killed at an army checkpoint in

Letterkenny University Hospital is 1 of 6 hospitals in the country today who do not have any patients waiting for a bed, that’s according to a report from the INMO. It follows 3 patients waiting for a bed yesterday and numerous weeks of the hospital featuring in Ireland’s most over crowded hospitals in the country.

A woman in her 70s has died after a fire at a property in Fermanagh. The fire broke out at around 5:55pm yesterday evening in the Killynure Crescent area of Enniskillen. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the fire, but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Police in the North say

The HSE has issued a statement confirming that the NoWDOC service has received a notice to vacate its existing Letterkenny base at Oldtown, and they are now looking at moving the out of hours GP service to the Errigal Chronic Disease Management Hub on Kilmacrennan Road where renovation works are taking place. Phase two of

Dep. Pearse Doherty has raised concerns regarding a further rise in mortgage rates. These hike rates are set to impact thousands of families in Ireland, with some looking at a rise of 8% which equates to an extra €5,000 in interest than they had paid in June 2022. He has called for government to re-introduce

As temperatures are set to drop to -1 degree tonight, gritters are to be deployed across the county. The following routes will be gritted from 8pm tonight: 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 04: Inishowen South 05: Inishowen East 06: Inishowen West 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09:

A Buncrana man has been jailed for the rape of his girlfriend while she slept. 47 year old Francis Bourne of Lower Main Street, Buncrana was today handed a five year sentence with the final two years suspended. Francis Bourne has pleaded guilty to raping his girlfriend while she slept at her home in Donegal

Donegal School principal Alan Thomspon has raised the need for students mental well being to be taken into serious considerartion when formulating a better senior cycle system. It’s among the points which have been raised at a National Conference of ETB schools taking place in Sligo. It comes with many students across the country having

Permission has been granted for a pet crematorium in Donegal. Donegal County Council has approved plans for the construction of a steel framed shed to accommodate a pet incinerator within an existing farm enclosure at Cloghanmore, Cloghan. The green light has been given to Ciaran Marley to proceed with the development and associated works.

Two convicted murderers who absconded from the prison service in the North, have been found. A manhunt had been under way since Saturday, when 54-year-old Stephen McParland and 49-year-old Alison McDonagh were last seen at a Belfast train station. The pair were arrested in Newry this afternoon. Gardaí had been notified of the incident yesterday,

The government has been accused of planning to fail when it comes to housing targets. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty says the consequences are desperate for people. It’s after figures prepared by the Housing Commission suggest Ireland could need as many as 62,000 new homes a year. The State’s current target to 2030 is 33,000 new

HIQA has published reports on another five inspections carried out at designated centres for people with disabilities in Donegal. In total, the centres catered for 23 residents at the time of the inspections in October and November of last year. The five inspections in the county were part of a review of all such centres

The number of people awaiting beds in Letterkenny University Hospital continues to fall. Reports show a total of three people waiting for a bed, with only one of those being in the Emergency department. This drop in demand for beds has brought Letterkenny University Hospital from being one of the most overcrowded hospitals in the

  A total of 670 new dwellings were completed in county Donegal in 2022, that’s according to the Central Statistic’s Office, Ireland. Of the above figure, the following were completed per electorial area. 74 houses were completed in Milford, 66 in the Lifford-Stranorlar electorial area, 110 were in Letterkenny, 152 were in the Donegal electorial

The Irish Prison Service has confirmed that there was a death in custody this morning. The person has not been named, but we understand the death took place in Castlereagh Prison, and it was a man in his 20’s from Donegal. The prison service says next of kin have been notified. In a statement, the

A Buncrana councillor says the housing crisis in Inishowen has never been so acute. Cllr Jack Murray says there are already long waiting lists for social housing, with the added pressure of homes impacted by defective blocks in the area. He’s welcoming the 56 new homes being constructed as part of the Rockytown development phase