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The HSE CEO expects all 12-15 year olds who put themselves forward for a Covid-19 vaccine to be fully vaccinated by the end of September. The portal opens for the age group next Thursday with a parent or guardian’s permission. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee has advised the age group be allowed a Pfizer or

All maternity hospitals are to receive new guidance from the HSE today – urging them to further ease restrictions. It will allow partners to attend 12-week scans and C-sections. The HSE says all hospitals are compliant with current guidelines, which includes access to 20-week anomaly scans. But Social Democrats co-leader, Roisin Shortall, says the latest

The A5 improvement project is back in the spotlight after it emerged that £84 million has already been spent on the project, despite the fact that construction hasn’t even started yet. Stormont figures show from 2007 until May of this year, £53.4m has been spent on consultant fees, and around £30m on contractors, ground investigations,

The Cabinet Sub Committee on Covid will meet today to discuss rising case numbers and hospital figures. It comes as 1,491 new cases have been confirmed, the second highest number in over six months. Latest figures show 193 people with the virus are being treated in hospital, including 28 in intensive care. There are 6

Researchers at University of Limerick and Queen’s University Belfast have begun a project to bring together a trove of Ordnance Survey heritage material from both sides of the border. The OS 200 project is intended to bring together the divided legacies of the OS in Ireland, which was the first country in the world to

It’s expected the number of people aged over 65 will rise to 1.5 billion in the next 30 years. The new research published in The Lancet medical journal, says the number of older people worldwide is set to double by 2050. The study also shows men are generally better off in later life, compared to

Donegal County Council’s road service is to investigate the cause of recent flooding in the Old Town area of Letterkenny. Homes and businesses in the area have been left in fear during spells of heavy rain, most recently, last evening. Councillor Gerry McMonagle says it is vital a resolution is found with more heavy rain

A Donegal holiday camp manager has hit out at the dumping of house hold waste at their site. In July 2019, Wild Atlantic Camp first highlighted continual illegal dumping on their Glamping site by non-residents. Manager of the facility, in Creeslough Diane Black says CCTV footage is being monitored. She told Greg Hughes that when

Members of the Defective Blocks Working Group met with the Department of Housing yesterday for the first time. It coincided with a gathering of affected homeowners in Buncrana yesterday afternoon demonstrating for 100% redress. The working group’s meetings concluded last week however, the Government has agreed that the group be offered the expertise needed to

A grotto in West Donegal has been vandalised overnight. The words ‘end penal laws’ and ‘end baby murders’ has been spray painted on the grotto on the N56 behind Muckish. Local Councillor Michael McClafferty has described it as an attack on the community:  

A Junior Minister’s questioning the decision to create the role of Special Envoy to the UN on freedom of expression. It follows Katherine Zappone’s decision not to take the job due to criticism over the way she was appointed. Her hosting of an event for 50 people at the Merrion Hotel in Dublin also added

Derry and Strabane District Council has announced a number of initiatives to clean up and improve Strabane Town centre. It comes after concern was expressed at the dilapidated state of parts of the town, and a perception that there’s been a lack of investment in the area. West Tyrone MLA Daniel McCrossan acknowledges that major

Fáilte Ireland is to start work today on updating its guidelines for the hospitality sector – after new advice on outdoor events. It will hold talks with government officials ‘first thing’ this morning to begin the process. The Attorney-General yesterday said 200 people can attend an outdoor gathering – in a big boost to hotels,

Ireland’s likely to hit the 6 million mark in its Covid-19 vaccine programme today. The latest figure as of Tuesday shows the rollout was just over 51,000 doses short of the milestone. Almost 3 quarters of the adult population are now fully vaccinated, and 86 per cent have had at least one dose. Immunology Professor

It’s been confirmed that Irish Water will connect North Inishowen to the Eddie Fullerton Dam, with the work set to be done in the next few months. Over the past number of weeks restrictions have been in place in parts of the peninsula, particularly those served by the reservoirs in Carndonagh and Clonmany. Cllr Martin

Saolta say that Letterkenny University Hospital is once again extremely busy this afternoon, with many patients waiting for extended periods of time to be attended to in the Emergency Department, or to be transferred from an ED bed to an acute ward of the hospital. Hospital Manager Sean Murphy is urging people to contact their

  A local campaigner has called for urgent improvements and upgrades to car parking facilities at Malin Head, following reports and claims that it has been “gridlocked” over the busy Summer months. Ali Farren says that the current parking situation at Malin Head is turning away potential visitors and tourists, due to them having to

A Foyle MLA is calling on Invest NI to collaborate with partners in the North-West region on both sides of the border. Sinn Fein’s Martina Anderson says that the body has a “Belfast first” policy, and has ignored the economic needs of the North-West region. She says that following Brexit, Invest NI needs to work

A Fine Gael TD is defending a private outdoor function at the Merrion Hotel in Dublin which was hosted by Katherine Zappone and attended by Tanaiste Leo Varadkar. Ms Zappone hosted around 50 friends and former colleagues at the event, six days before she was appointed as special UN envoy, according to the Irish Independent.

  New research claims that children who become ill with Covid-19 are unlikely to have long-term effects. Scientists at King’s College London found illness lasted no more than a week on average for those aged between 5 and 17. Less than two-percent showed symptoms lasting more than eight weeks. But Daniel Munblit – a paediatric

A new law that could force the likes of bars and schools to close for having poor ventilation is being launched by People Before Profit today. The Workplace Ventilation Bill would cap the amount of CO2 allowed indoors and enable workers to request an inspection if they’re concerned about compliance. Failure to comply with an