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The number of people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment is now at their lowest level since early March 2020. €59.8 million in PUP will be paid to just over 202,000 people this week. The number of people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Donegal is down 6% this week. 6,450 people in the county will

A coroner is set to deliver findings today in the inquest into the death of Arlene Arkinson. The 15 year old from Castlederg disappeared in 1994 after attending a disco in Bundoran and was last seen in the company of convicted child killer Robert Howard, who died in prison in 2015. Her body has never

It’s been announced that a new Regional Development Plan for the North-West is being developed by the Government, following the conclusion of the previous plan last year. The development of a series of new Regional Development Plans has begun across the country, as well as in the North-West region, with the new plans expected to

The Defective Blocks Working Group meets today again. It’s the fourth meeting of the group set up by Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien in the wake of a large demonstration in Dublin organised by Mica affected homeowners demanding a 100% redress scheme. After last week’s meeting, the PRO of the Mica Action Group, Michael Doherty said

1,110 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported by the Department of Health today. As of 8am this morning, 89 COVID-19 patients are in hospitals across the country, of which 21 of them are in ICU. The latest figures from the Department of Health show that in the 14 day period up to midnight on

The HSE say that following a recent surge in the demand for Covid-19 testing, the Cleary Centre testing centre just outside Donegal Town will have adjusted opening hours, starting from tomorrow. The centre will remain open for test appointments from 9:30am to 5pm Monday to Friday, apart from Wednesdays where it closes at 4. The

Donegal County Council’s Regeneration & Development Team in conjunction with GM Design Associates has announced the opening of public consultation to hear the views of the local community on the Draft Ballyshannon Regeneration Strategy & Action Plan. The plan will be on public display from today until Wednesday 18th August 2021 as the public are

Donegal is to receive a share of a €650,000 in funding for Library Supports for marginalised, socially excluded and disadvantaged communities. Over €22,500 has been sanctioned for Donegal under the fund which is designed to assist libraries in reaching out to older people, the unemployed and other marginalised, socially excluded and disadvantaged groups.

A vehicle that hit another car then fled the scene has been found crashed in Clonmany. On Thursday last, a parked vehicle was hit by a silver Honda jeep that was then discovered a short distance away at the Annagh crossroads. Gardaí are appealing for anyone who have witnessed the collision or who may have

Gardaí are investigating after a van was stolen in Letterkenny last Sunday. The silver Citroen Dispatch van with a registration of 09 DL 11984 was stolen from a car park on the Kilmacrennan Road at around 2.20am and is believed to have travelled in the direction of the hospital roundabout. Gardaí are appealing for anyone

89 people are in hospital with Covid-19 this morning, a drop of 12 since yesterday. However, in the total figure there’s still a 43 percent increase on last Tuesday’s total. According to latest figures there are 20 patients with the virus in ICU.

Gardai are continuing to investigate after a man was attacked by two men in Letterkenny in the early hours of Friday morning last. The man was taken by ambulance to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment to non life threatening injuries following the attack in the Market Square area between 12:30am and 12:50am. Gardai are appealing

22 angling charter vessels, including five from Donegal, will take part in Tuna CHART programme, operating from ports in Donegal, Sligo, Galway, Clare, Cork and Waterford from July to November this year. The Donegal vessels will operate out of ports in Killybegs and Bundoran. The Tuna CHART programme is a collaborative scientific programme between Inland

  A major rescue operation was initiated yesterday afternoon following reports of a fallen walker in the Sliabh Liag area. Shortly before 3:55pm, Donegal Mountain Rescue, the Killybegs Coast Guard and Rescue 118 helicopter were tasked to the scene. The casualty was treated by the Rescue 118 and airlifted to Sligo Hospital.

The Restaurants Association of Ireland will meet members of Government later over the proposal for the reopening of indoor dining. A decision from Ministers is expected tomorrow, with Monday the target for restaurants and pubs to be allowed welcome back customers indoors. It will be opened for those who’ve been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or

The North’s Assembly will meet today to discuss the plan from the British Government for a de-facto amnesty on crimes committed during the Troubles. More than 30 representatives have signed a petition for Stormont to be recalled from its summer recess. Though the plan had been mooted earlier this year, last week’s formal presentation to

The country’s 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 cases is now at it’s highest point since the end of February. It now stands at 231 cases per 100,000 people, while the five-day moving average of cases has increased by more than 98 percent in a week. The rate of infection in Donegal is more than double

Junior Minister Malcolm Noonan last evening visited visited Glenveagh National Park, where he launched the new Electric Shuttle Bus and introduced a new website for the six National Parks under his remit. Minister Noonan, who has been visiting national parks and wildlife reserves around the country, spent yesterday in Donegal with the launch iof the

1,071 new cases of Covid 19 were reported today. 101 patients are in hospital, with 20 of those in ICU. The Chief Medical Officer says the five-day average is 1,159 cases per day, the highest it’s been since February 2nd. Donegal still has the highest incidence rates of Covid 19. latest figures from the HPSE

Irish Water is urging people to conserve water in Donegal, warning that more night-time restrictions are a real possibility. High demand for water in Donegal is continuing to put severe pressure on water supplies as warm weather continues, visitors to towns and villages increase, COVID 19 restrictions are relaxing and the hospitality sector is beginning

Donegal County Council has adjourned its monthly meeting after a number of exchanges today. Cllr Liam Blaney sought the adjournment, saying that one councillor had made what appeared to be disparaging and possibly discriminatory comments about another. Cllr Frank McBrearty challenged him to name the person he was talking about. After a brief adjournment of