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1,180 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 have been announced in the Republic of Ireland today. 362 people are now being treated in hospitals for the virus nationally – that’s down one on yesterday. 59 of those patients are now in ICU, up 7 in 24 hours. As of the latest HSE figures, Donegal has maintained

The contract to provide flight services from Donegal to Dublin has been put out to tender once again, according to today’s Irish Independent. The flight path is up for tender for the second time this year, after the future of the route was put into question earlier this summer after the collapse of Stobart Air.

The Bundoran RNLI were called to assist with a medical evacuation from Tullan Strand in Bundoran yesterday morning. A crew of Bundoran RNLI volunteers were called to assist the national ambulance service, after a casualty had fallen and received injuries in the early hours of yesterday morning. The crew members assisted with the transfer of

Gardaí are currently carrying out investigations after the body of a man in his sixties was discovered in Letterkenny this morning. Shortly after 2 o’clock this morning, Gardaí attended a house at Sylvan Park in Letterkenny after the ambulance service reported that they had discovered the body of a man in his sixties. The scene

Gardaí from Buncrana say that they have seized cannabis with a street value of €20,000, after stopping a vehicle on Thursday they observed driving erratically. They say the car was driving erratically and at speed on the N13 road, and after the car was stopped and searched, 1kg of suspected cannabis was found, with all

A new Community Inclusion Hub has been established in Donegal Town by the HSE. The HSE says the premises will offer Adult Day Services in South Donegal, as well as acting as a permanent base for the School Leavers Programme and meeting other needs in the community. The HSE says that in the course of

Agriculture and Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue has announced the launch of a temporary Tie-up Scheme for the Irish Fishing Fleet to help counteract the impact of Brexit. He says the scheme will help mitigate the impacts of quota cuts on the fishing fleet arising from the deal agreed in December between the EU and UK.

Four cases of the new Covid-19 variant ‘Mu’ have been identified in Ireland. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre says the cases were recorded before the end of last month. The World Health Organisation has identified the Mu strain as a variant of interest – but not a variant of concern. It has been found in

The latest round of HIQA reports includes two inspections into Donegal care facilities, at Lifford Community Hospital and Buncrana Community Hospital. While Buncrana Community Hospital was found to be compliant or substantially compliant in all areas of inspection, a series of non-compliances were reported at Lifford Community Hospital – non-compliances that have now led to

353 Covid-19 patients are being treated in hospital today. It’s an increase of 10 from yesterday, and 27 more than this day last week. 59 patients are now being treated for the virus in intensive care units across the country. Currently 12 patients are being treated for Covid-19 in Letterkenny University Hospital according to the

The PSNI say they are appealing for information, following a reported criminal damage incident in Lisnafin Park in Strabane this morning. Police say that at 2:30am this morning, a number of windows in a flat in the Lisnafin Park area were smashed, and that the front door of the property was also damaged. The PSNI

The number of people awaiting a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital has risen slightly again, according to the latest INMO trolley watch figures. There are now 29 people waiting on beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, up 3 on yesterday’s number. There are 10 people waiting on a bed in the Emergency Department, the

Tributes are continuing to be paid to Pat Hume, who died yesterday in County Derry. Mrs Hume, who was married to Nobel Peace Prize recipient John, died just over a year after her husband, and played a key role in the Peace Process in Northern Ireland. The President and the Taoiseach have led tributes to

1,751 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported this evening in the Republic of Ireland. 343 patients are in hospital with the virus, down 17 from yesterday – with 59 patients now in intensive care – that’s up three. Another 12 Covid-19 related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland over the past 24 hours.