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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

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

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

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

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 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