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A Donegal woman in Afghanistan says things are stabilising after the takeover by the Taliban. Mary Ellen McGroarty from Mountcharles has been working with the UN in the country since October 2020. She says at the moment, she is safe in her compound as things begin to settle. The Taliban is issuing public messaging to

The demand for Covid vaccines in pharmacies by 12 to 15 year olds is ‘nothing like’ as strong as it was among young adults. The rollout among the younger age-group began last week. Over 40,000 jabs have been administered by GPs, pharmacists and in vaccination centres. Darragh O’Loughlin, from the Irish Pharmacy Union, says parents

Up to 150 humanitarian visas are being made available by government for Afghans, under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme. The visas will mean they won’t have to enter the direct provision system upon arriving here. These 150 are in addition to 45 visas which were approved in recent days. Meanwhile an emergency meeting of EU

People in Derry are being urged to give their views on the future recreational development of the Clooney area of the Waterside. The deadline for the online consultation is Wednesday September 15th. Derry City and Strabane District Council says the plans are intended to improve community green infrastructure and connectivity in the area, with enhanced

Donegal ETB’s Further Education and Training Service has launched its “FET Fortnight” online event which starts next week. Next week, the ETB will premiere a different information videos on its YouTube account looking at available courses and apprenticeships in Childcare and Healthcare, Engineering, IT and Business. The following week, the focus will be on options

A further 1,558 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed by NPHET this evening. 262 people are in hospital with the virus – up 14 in the past 24 hours. 51 are in ICU – an increase of 3 over the same period. The Chief Medical Officer, Tony Holohan, says there’s a “very high level of disease

This Wednesday is officially #LoveDonegal Day 2021. The day aims to showcase globally all the elements which make the county a meaningful, inspiring, unique and authentic place. The initiative builds on the huge success of last year’s campaign which reached millions of people worldwide. Elaine Whoriskey, Donegal County Council’s Assistant Economic Development Officer says it

Noah’s Bed Push gets underway this week. A team has been assembled and will begin the 250km journey from Crumlin Children’s Hospital, Dublin on Thursday and arrive in Letterkenny on Sunday. Daniel O’Donnell is on board to push the bed the final stretch to Letterkenny University Hospital. Noah Gooch, son of Highland Radio’s own Lee

Investigations are continuing into the death of Amanda Kinsella who died after falling from a moving bus on Friday afternoon in the Barnesmore Gap area. The 27 year old was airlifted to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin where she passed away following the incident at around 3:45pm. She was hit by an orange Opal Vivaro van which

39,000 12 to 15 year olds have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. A total of 89 thousand children have registered since the HSE’s portal opened to the cohort on Thursday. 81% of people who are eligible for a vaccine are now fully vaccinated. HSE National Lead on the Vaccination Programme, Damien McCallion,

A Foyle MLA has condemned those responsible for an anti-vaccine protest at a vaccination clinic in Derry at the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, protestors entered the Foyle Arena during a walk-in vaccination clinic for pregnant women, carrying leaflets and a megaphone. They are said to have shouted abuse at a number of pregnant women attending

There are calls for tougher laws around fly tipping. It comes after a large amount of household waste was discovered dumped in a skip at a graveyard in Falcarragh. Empty drink containers, cereal boxes and domestic cleaning products were found in the skip. Cllr Michael McClafferty is urging people to dispose of their waste in

The country’s five-day-moving average of Covid-19 cases has increased by 15% in the past week. The Department of Health said yesterday its been notified of 1,758 new cases of covid 19 The number of people in hospital with the virus has risen by 19 to 248, with 48 people in ICU. Julian Mercille is a

The Irish Farmers Association says farmers are prepared to work with the government on solutions to tackle climate change. It comes as The Business Post today reports the Minister for Agriculture has indicated that more ambitious climate targets could be brought in for the sector. Minister and Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalouge made the remarks in

The head of the HSE says Covid case numbers have risen six-fold in the last six weeks – and remain a “very live threat” to hospitals. More than 2 thousand new cases were reported yesterday for the first time since January. There are 248 people with the virus in hospital – with 35 admissions since

  The Deputy Chief Medical Officer says there’s now a “very high level” of Covid-19 in communities across the country. 2,074 new cases were reported yesterday – the highest number since the end of January, with 43 patients currently in ICU. County Donegal, as well as counties Monaghan, Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Louth and Cavan have

Over 20 thousand children aged between 12 and 15 have received a Covid-19 vaccine so far. Registration opened on Wednesday evening for 12 to 15 year olds to get a Pfizer or Moderna jab, with over 70,000 people in that age group reported to have registered to get a first dose of a Covid vaccine