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Today’s meeting of the Mica Working Group has ended, with progress being reported. Paddy Diver of the 100% Redress No Less Campaign says agreement has been reached on scrapping the upfront costs of up to €7,000 to make an application, and issues surrounding rent payments for temporary accomodation and the scrapping of the need for

The British government is looking for significant changes to the Brexit protocol in relation to the North. It also wants what it calls a ‘standstill period’ to facilitate negotiations. The Northern Secretary says there has been change in trade between Britain and the North as companies changed supply lines. Brandon Lewis also claims there has

Ireland could report up to 4,000 Covid cases per day in the coming weeks. Leo Varadkar says the country is experiencing a fourth virus wave caused by the Delta strain. The Tanaiste says he’s concerned by the recent jump in cases. But says deaths will likely be lower compared to the January wave due to

Sinn Fein’s Finance Spokesperson says the Central Bank’s finding that companies penalise insurance customers for their loyalty is a victory for consumers. On average, long-term car insurance customers are charged 14% more versus those renewing for the first time. While loyal home insurance customers pay 32% extra. The regulator says it will now ban this

The Legal Services Regulatory Authority received 64 complaints against lawyers in Donegal last year, the third highest in the country. According to the Irish Independent, a total of 1,389 complaints were made against solicitors across the country and 33 against barristers. The Irish Independent’s Legal Affairs Editor, Shane Phelan says the complaints vary from misconduct

The President has officially signed the new legislation on indoor dining into law. Pubs, coffee shops and restaurants are set to welcome back customers indoors from Monday. Stephanie Rohan reports from the Government’s Cabinet meeting at Dublin Castle.

An Inishowen Caravan and Camping centre owner has heavily criticised Irish Water over what she says is a lack of communication over night time restrictions. On Monday, the utility said that specific night-time restrictions were being put in place in a number of areas of East Donegal for the next week, with further restrictions likely

The Taoiseach is appealing to the public to keep following covid guidelines not matter how tired people are of the pandemic. The Delta variant has led to an 88 per cent increase in cases here over the past week – with a rise in every county. 1,110 new cases were reported yesterday. Micheál Martin says

Minister Damien English says it is disappointing that the Mica Redress Scheme has not worked as well as it should have. Minister English was Minister of State for Housing when the 90 10 redress scheme was announced. He says the Defective Blocks Working Group which is meeting today is progressing works on closing the 10%

A senior Minister says any advice from a public source must be accurate, following reports Irish holidaymakers travelling to Malta without a Digital Covid Cert were told it wouldn’t be a problem. A number of people who had travelled to the island have been placed in mandatory quarantine as the country doesn’t accept a negative

The British Government’s plan to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol is a very dangerous and worrying development. That’s according to Donegal Pharmacist Tom Murray of Border Communities Against Brexit. Today the UK government will unveil a so-called ‘command paper’ – saying the current arrangement is causing significant disruption in the North. The British Prime Minister,

All adults are now able to sign up for a Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 vaccine. The HSE’s online portal opens for everyone over 18 today – meaning they can register for an mRNA jab. Almost 5.3 million vaccines have been administered so far, with nearly 2.5 million adults fully vaccinated. Former head of the HSE,

Cabinet ministers are expected to sign off on guidelines for the resumption of indoor dining today. It’ll allow pubs and restaurants to serve indoors from next Monday – as long as the President signs off on the legislation. They’ll have to close at 11.30pm, and work is under way on an app to scan Digital

The incidence rate of Covid-19 has increased in every county over the past week. Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn says there have been 7,700 cases in the past seven days – up 88 per cent on the previous week. Donegal has the highest 14-day incidence rate at 725 per 100,000 of the population.

The British government is expected to call for significant changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol today. It will unveil a so-called ‘command paper’ in Westminster – demanding an overhaul of the agreement with the EU. British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, says the current arrangement is causing significant disruption to trade in the North. But Minister

Damage has been caused to a fast food van in Downings. The van was broken into sometime between 4am and 9am on Tuesday morning last with those responsible helping themselves to some food. Garda Niall Maguire is appealing for information:

A man was taken to hospital following an assault in Clonmany on Sunday last. The man was assaulted in the Main Street area at around 10:15pm. Gardai believe the man was involved in a verbal altercation with a motorist before being punched by the driver who failed to remain at the scene. The man’s injuries

The HSE expects to begin rolling out antigen testing to close contacts of someone with Covid 19 from next week. Close contacts will have to collect the antigen tests from a test centre and then do them at home themselves. The HSE has only used PCR tests up until now but it only has capacity

Concerns have been raised over the Lough Mourne water supply in East Donegal. Upgrade works in the area are said to have stopped short of the pipe servicing the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District from Lough Mourne which Councillor Patrick McGowan claims is leading to a number of other issues including water shortages and night time

A status yellow high temperature will come into effect across the country from lunchtime today, until Friday. Met Eireann say daytime temperatures will reach as high as 30 degrees, while at night it could be as high as 20 degrees. The alert will come into effect from 1pm today. Evelyn Cusack from Met Eireann says

An Inishowen Councillor believes Irish Water’s priority should be to ensure the peninsula is serviced by the Eddie Fullerton Pollen Dam above any other area. Currently, the Eddie Fullerton Dam is being used to supply the Letterkenny area while reservoirs in Inishowen are said to be practically empty due to high demand, leaving many homeowners

The current spell of weather could be officially classed as a heatwave later, as temperatures are expected to rise to 29 degrees today. For a heatwave to be called the temperature must be five degrees above average for five days in a row. Tomorrow, the mercury could rise to 32 degrees in parts. Alan O’Reilly

A Donegal TD is criticising what he says is the government’s failure to provide Irish citizens vaccinated north of the border with EU Digital Covid Certificates. Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn says for months, he and colleagues have been saying that Irish citizens vaccinated in Northern Ireland must not be left behind, particularly as many of them