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Over €900,000 has been stolen from students in rental scams over the last two years. 503 cases of student accommodation rental scams have been reported to Gardaí between February 2019 and May 2021. Almost half of the incidents occurred in Dublin, while 42 per cent of those scammed were under the age of 25.

Two people have been charged – one with murder – following the death of a two-year-old girl in County Tyrone. The toddler, named locally as Ali Jayden Doyle, died in hospital on Friday after suffering head injuries at a house in Dungannon. A 32 year-old man and 24 year-old woman are appearing at Omagh Magistrates’

Average rents in Donegal rose by more than 14% year on year between April and June, according figures published this morning by daft.ie. The analysis also shows that when mortgage and rent costs are compared, a mortgage can be considerably less than the rental cost of a similar property. According to the latest daft.ie report,

1,522 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the republic this evening. 217 people are in hospital, 34 of them in ICU. In the two weeks to midnight on Thursday last, there were 1,218 cases in Donegal, an incidence rate of 765.1 per 100,000 people, compared to a national rate of 385.5. Meanwhile,

There’s been condemnation after life-saving equipment was vandalised along the Strabane Canal over the weekend. The Chair of the local PCSP Cllr Maurice Devenney says they will be working with others to ensure that the equipment is replaced or repaired as soon as possible, and he encouraged anyone with any information on those responsible for

A man has died following a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the Glenshane Road, between Dungiven and Maghera this morning. The collision, involving a silver-coloured Volvo car and a tanker lorry, was reported to police at 5:20am. Emergency services attended the scene where the driver of the Volvo was pronounced dead. The driver of the

Police in the North are continuing to question two people in connection with the death of a two-year-old girl in Co. Tyrone. Ali Maguire died in hospital on Friday with head injuries, which she sustained at a house in Dungannon. A 24-year-old woman was arrested yesterday on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, causing

Petrol bombs have been thrown during trouble which broke out in the South Tyrone last night. It’s believed around 20 to 30 people, some of whom were masked, were involved in a number of incidents in the Ballygawley Road area of Dungannon until 2.30am. Two police cars were damaged and a petrol bomb was also

There are 1,837 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. It’s the highest daily figure since the middle of January. 208 people with the virus are being treated in hospital – up 10 from yesterday. There were 10 at Letterkenny University Hospital as of last night, up three on friday. There are 31 patients in ICU, down

Donegal, Sligo and north Leitrim are under a status yellow rain warning. Met Eireann says long spells of rain will bring a risk of localised flooding and hazardous driving conditions. The alert’s in place until midnight.

The Department of Education says teachers won’t have to be vaccinated when schools reopen at the end of this month. It’s also confirmed teachers won’t have to divulge their vaccine status to be allowed back into classrooms. This has led to some concern for vulnerable staff and students. But Sinn Fein’s education spokesperson, Donnchadh Ó

A Strabane councillor says there was destruction across Strabane yesterday after torrential rain caused flooding in Pearse Gardens, Ballycolman, Koram Square, Bridge Street and parts of Lisnafin. Cllr Michaela Boyle was on the ground in Koram Square and Pearse Gardens, and says the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service did trojan work, as did local

A status yellow thunderstorm and rain warning is in place for Donegal today. Met Eireann says heavy, slow-moving and thundery showers will lead to further localised flooding and hazardous driving conditions. The warning remains in place until midnight.

Over £27 million is to be invested in water and sewerage infrastructure in and around Derry City over the next six years. The commitment was made in a letter from the Infrastructure Minister to Foyle MLA Sinead McLaughlin, who wrote to the minister seeking action on unpleasant sewage smells in the city, in particular close