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A number of events are being held across the county this weekend and next week, to celebrate National Heritage Week. The National Heritage Council say that the week is all about getting people to enjoy their heritage as possible. A total of 24 events are available across Donegal, spanning from this Saturday the 14th of […]

The Stormont Executive will today consider scrapping the need for masks in schools in Northern Ireland. Ministers are meeting later to decide whether to lift more Covid-19 restrictions. They’ll also consider ending ‘bubbles’ in schools – and self-isolation rules for young people. It comes amid high levels of Covid in the North, along with lots

The walk-in Covid-19 testing centre in Buncrana recorded a 30% positivity rate last week. The HSE say the centre has been successful in detecting and containing cases of the virus but is urging people to continue to avail of the service. The HSE first established the Pop-Up centre in the first week of July owing

A total of 1,819 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland. As of 8am today, 206 COVID-19 patients are in hospitals with the virus, of those 36 are in ICU. Meanwhile 1,467 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the North in the last 24 hours. There have been also been

Gardai in Donegal are appealing to vehicle owners to ensure their vehicles are always secure after a sum of money was stolen from a vehicle in Malin Head yesterday. The cash was stolen from the vehicle in the Banba’s Crown area between 3.30pm and 4.30pm. Anyone who may have noticed anything suspicious in the area

A status yellow wind warning will be in place across north west and western coastal counties. It will affect Clare, Donegal, Leitrim, Galway, Mayo and Sligo from 8am tomorrow morning until 5pm. Met Eireann has described the expected conditions as unseasonably windy with gusts of up to 90 kilometres per hour.

A Co Donegal landowner has avoided the prospect of being jailed for contempt after he allowed the ESB onto his lands to carry out urgent repairs to power lines. The High Court heard on Tuesday that Patrick Gallagher had allowed the ESB access to his property and that the works had been carried out. Late

The Buncrana Roads Policing Unit was out in force yesterday. A number of Fixed Charge Penalty Notices were issued to motorists travelling in excess of the speed limit on the N13. One driver was caught driving at 133 km/h, another was detected travelling at 125km/h and a third at 124 km/h. Gardai are urging drivers

A rally is being held in Derry next week to highlight calls for a Detox Centre to be established in the city. Chair of the Derry Detox Campaign, Tamzin White who has been leading calls for such a facility to be set up in the North West after her mother passed away earlier this year

The number of people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Donegal continues to drop. The latest Government figures show that 4,740 people were in receipt of the payment in Donegal this week – a 5.7 percent drop on last week’s figure. Nationally there are currently 157,000 people receiving the PUP payment this week – that

The Northern Irish Department of Health today published figures stating that 80% of those hospitalised as in-patients in the North with Covid-19 under the age of 60 are unvaccinated. They say that of 267 patients receiving in-patient treatment for Covid, 114 of those are aged under 60 – and that 91 of those patients were

1,508 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed this evening in the Republic of Ireland. 206 patients are now in hospital with the virus, with 33 people in ICU. The Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has warned that the virus is circulating to a significant degree in the community. Meanwhile Donegal has maintained the

Gardai are appealing for information following a hit and run in Letterkenny involving two vehicles. On Tuesday morning last, at around 11:55am, in the Killyclug area, a white Hyundai Tuscon was hit by another vehicle which failed to remain at the scene and was observed driving in the direction of Glencar. Substantial damage was caused

1,305 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the North in the last 24 hours. There have been an additional two covid related deaths. 311 patients are being treated for the disease in hospitals in Northern Ireland, with 41 in ICU.

One person has been taken to hospital following a crash on the main Letterkenny to Derry road. The three vehicle collision occurred at around 11am this morning on the Manorcunningham Road. Gardai say the injuries sustained are non-life threatening injuries. The road has since reopened and Gardai say enquiries are ongoing.

Substantial damage has been caused to a car while parked behind a cafe in the Muff area. Sometime between 10am and 1pm on Friday last, substantial damage was caused to the panels of a white Mercedes AMG. Gardai believe a key may have been used to cause scratch marks on the vehicle. Anyone with information

An Grianán Theatre and the Abbey Arts Centre is to benefit from €378,000 in funding announced for Donegal. The funding is part of an overall €4.7m capital investment in the arts and culture infrastructure around the country. €290,299 has been allocated to An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny and €88,000 for the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon. Donegal

A limited number of beds, poor infrastructure and unequal access to workers hindered hospitals’ response to the Covid-19 pandemic. A new report released by the Health Information and Quality Authority found that many health care services continue to be proportionally less resourced than others, despite increased investment during the Covid crisis. While Irish hospitals adapted

The Rescue 118 helicopter was tasked yesterday to two incidents in Donegal. Firstly, a swimmer is believed to have gotten into difficulty yesterday afternoon however, they managed to make their way to shore and received treatment from the ambulance service. As the rescue service was stood down, they were retasked to an Emergency Beacon signal