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1,314 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the republic this evening, with 187 Covid patients in hospital today, of which 30 were in ICU. Latest figures for Letterkenny University Hospital show 12 patients, two of them in ICU. 1,040 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed North of the border this afternoon, […]

Former Minister Katherine Zappone has told the Government she WON’T be taking up the position of UN Special Envoy. Zappone said the criticism of the appointment in recent days has impacted the legitimacy of the job itself. There had been controversy about the Government appointing a former Minister and Zappone’s recent hosting of an event

    An island wide status yellow thunderstorm warning has been issued for tomorrow. Met Eireann says thundery spells of rain will fall between 6am and 7pm. There will be a risk of lightning and local hail at times. A similar warning has been issued north of the border, with forecasters warning there could be

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, announced today the €7 Million Fund to over 50 rural towns and villages. With Donegal receiving one of the highest payments of €320,000. The Streetscape Enhancement Initiative is a key part in Our Rural Future, that will help projects to get upgrades to building facades,

  347 people are currently awaiting a bed in Irish hospital wards this morning – 28 of which are in Letterkenny University Hospital, which is the fourth-highest total in the country. 6 patients are awaiting a bed in the Emergency Department, and 22 patients are awaiting beds elsewhere in the hospital. Only University Hospital Limerick,

63 percent of parents are happy for their children to receive a Covid-19 vaccine. New research carried out by Zahra showing that four out of 10 parents believe the pandemic has had an impact on their child’s mental health, while just under half think their childrens’ confidence has been knocked. The survey shows the highest

Donegal County Council is looking at whether more towns should be included in the list of areas where casual trading can be licensed, with a consultation period now open until September 3rd. Under Bye-Laws previously adopted by the council, casual trading areas have been designated in Ballyshannon, Bundoran, Buncrana, Killybegs and Letterkenny. At present, there

1,015 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the Republic this evening. Meanwhile the Chief Medical Officer’s urging people to stay at home if symptomatic. Dr Tony Holohan says doctors are reporting outbreaks linked to people with symptoms attending workplaces, eating out, or visiting friends. Another 1,082 cases of coronavirus have been reported North

Letterkenny University Hospital remains extremely busy this week; with higher than average numbers of people attending. A statement issued by Saolta this afternoon says as a result, patients are currently experiencing long waiting times to be admitted from the Emergency Department to an acute bed in the hospital. Management at the hospital are appealing to

Donegal County Council has completed and submitted a Category 1 funding application for Buncrana under the Rural Regeneration Development Fund. Cathaoirleach Cllr Jack Murray says the application is a real statement of intent from the council to prioritise investment in Donegal’s largest seaside town. The initial application is for just over €1.35 million for planning

163,400 people are receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week – the lowest figure recorded since the pandemic started. The figure marks a drop of 29,000 on last week, which saw the resumption of indoor dining. In Donegal, the figures showed that today 5,026 people were receiving PUP compared to 5,983 people receiving it on

Milford Gardaí are investigating after a stack of 75 bales in total were set alight at Bunnaton, Glenvar. The criminal damage incident that occurred on Tuesday the 20th of July approximately between 10.45pm and 11.40pm. Gardai are appealing to anybody who may have any information in relation to this incident to contact Gardaí in Milford

Donegal Gardaí are investigating a number of incidents over the last week involving both a theft from a vehicle in Letterkenny, and a dangerous driving incident in the Creeslough area. Gardaí in Letterkenny are seeking information relating to a theft from a car in the Beechwood Park area of Letterkenny that occured last week. The

Police in Derry are investigating an arson incident on the Strand Road in Derry in the early hours of this morning. The PSNI say that just before 4am, they received reports that several bins located at a communal block of flats were on fire. Police say a member of the public at the scene was

Gardaí say they are investigating an incident where a girl was attacked by a dog in Buncrana last Friday morning. The child was subsequently taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with serious but what are believed to be non-life threatening injuries. The dog was then handed over to the custody of the dog warden. Garda enquiries

Four Donegal schools have been selected as part of a new Government research project that will trial a number of practices that could shape the way that rural schooling operates in future. Dunfanaghy NS, Gartan NS, Ballymore NS and Creeslough NS have been selected to form one of six school clusters across the country that

The Department of Health today confirmed 1,352 new cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland in the 24 hours up to midnight on Sunday. There are currently 177 people in hospitals with the virus in the Republic, with 27 of those in Intensive Care Units. The latest HSE figures also show that Donegal is

Gardaí in Buncrana arrested a man in the early hours of yesterday morning on suspicion of speeding, as well as on suspicion of drug driving. The Buncrana Roads Policing Unit say that they detected the motorist speeding at 138 km/h in the early hours of Sunday morning. The driver then subsequently failed a roadside oral

    A Garda has spoken of how he had to put out the lights on the ground floor and on the second floor in Glenties Garda Station after reports that an “armed shooter” was approaching the station. Another garda told Glenties District Court how he had to bring a suspected drunk driver into the

1,098 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed this evening with 163 people in hospital, 26 of them in ICU. Meanwhile, over 70 per cent of the Irish adult population is now fully vaccinated. 10,000 people have been vaccinated so far this weekend in 20 vaccination centres across the country. Anybody over 16 still