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More than 400,000 doses of booster vaccines held by family doctors are due to go out of date over the next fortnight. The Sunday Times reports that there’s been a fall in the expected demand for Covid 19 boosters likely because of high infection rates recently. HSE guidelines state that a person must wait 90 […]

The Department of Health has confirmed a further 14,962 Covid-19 cases in the Republic of Ireland today. 10,753 new cases of Covid 19 were confirmed via PCR tests, with 4,209 positive antigen tests logged online. Meanwhile 965 Covid positive patients are being treated in hospitals – a slight increase on yesterday, with 88 confirmed cases

A 3k walk/run is set to be held in Letterkenny today, in honour of 23 year old teacher Ashling Murphy, who was killed in Tullamore, County Offaly in shocking circumstances earlier this week. The walk/run will begin at the Letterkenny Community Centre, with all those wishing to participate being asked to arrive at 3:30pm, with

Gardaí say they will continue to investigate “all the circumstances” following the death of a man in Buncrana. The man, named locally as John Kelly, was found in a laneway behind a row of houses at Knockalla Drive in Buncrana. According to Gardaí, the man’s remains were discovered at approximately 7:10pm on Friday evening. A

  The number of people being treated in Irish hospitals for Covid 19 has fallen below a thousand for the first time in almost a week. Latest figures from the HSE show that 940 people are receiving treatment for the virus, a drop of 80 on yesterday, while 83 are being treated in ICU. There

A small local road in Fanad has been closed pending repairs to an unsafe bridge. Donegal County Council has confirmed the route, known locally as the Black Moss Road at Drumhallagh Upper between Kerrykeel and Rathmullan was closed last night because the has become structurally unsafe.

Six projects in four Donegal schools have been successful in the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. The awards have gone to schools in Letterkenny, Donegal Town and Stranorlar. Two Letterkenny schools received awards, Iseult Ni Mhathuna in Colaiste Ailigh received the Best Project in Irish award and third place in her category for a

17,065 new cases of Covid 19 have been reported in the Republic this evening . Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said this evening that vaccine uptake has been exceptional. 59% of the adult population here have availed of a booster dose, compared with just 32% across Europe. He said the primary purpose of vaccination

A number of vigils are being held in the North West today in memory of Ashling Murphy. A vigil will take place at 4pm at the Guildhall steps in Derry, Killea Grotto and Buncrana Shore Front. There will also be a 5pm vigil in The Diamond, Ardara, and a vigil at 6pm outside County House

45 new jobs are being created in Donegal by Aldi. It’s part of a nationwide recruitment drive which will see the recruitment of 600 new store staff in 2022. The roles include Store Assistants, Assistant Store Managers and Store Manager levels across the county.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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