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Northern Ireland’s leading supermarkets have called for urgent action to avoid trade disruption caused by the Brexit Protocol. This comes as six of the UK’s leading retailers, representing over 75% of the grocery market have written a letter to Brexit Minister David Frost and the European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič to find a solution

The top earning GP practice under the medical card scheme made nearly 1.3 million euro last year. It’s run by Dr Anas Mansour, who has a surgery in north-west Dublin. Four others got over 1 million – and the average payment to over 2,900 practices was 263,000 euro. But Donegal GP Ciarán Ó Fearraigh says

101 Covid patients are in hospital this morning – the highest figure in almost two months. It compares to only 38 just over three weeks ago. The five-day moving average of Covid-19 cases has also increased by 89 per cent in the past week, and stands at 1,101. Donegal GP Denis McCauley who is Chair

The smear results of around 180 women have gone out of date. The tests detected HPV but didn’t undergo further examination within the required 42 days. The women affected will be contacted this week and will need to be retested. The HSE has apologised and says the tests expired because of covid restrictions at their

The Donegal Rape Crisis Centre is undertaking a strategic review of its services. The Centre has launched two surveys and is urging current and past clients to make their views known in a bid to ensure people affected by sexual abuse and violence can access the best suited supports. Marina Porter, Manger Donegal Rape Crisis

Vaccinations are continuing as normal at Letterkenny Institute of Technology today following a fire at the campus on Saturday. Damage was caused to the roof of the building with some internal damage also reported. The cause of the blaze is yet to be established. Saolta has confirmed that the fire broke out in a separate

Temperatures could reach 31 degrees in parts of the country this week, as the spell of good weather continues. 29.5 degrees was recorded in Galway at the weekend – the hottest so far this year. Met Eireann says all areas will see sunny and warm conditions this week with a weather advisory in place until

28 GP practices got over 750,000 each for treating medical card patients last year. The highest earning surgery is run by Dr Anas Mansour in north-west Dublin, which got nearly 1.3 million. GPs got a total of 788 million euro under the scheme last year – a 34 per cent increase on 2019. Monaghan GP

The country’s five-day moving average of Covid-19 cases has risen by 89 percent in the past week. It’s grown to 1,101 after 1,179 new cases were confirmed by the Department of Health yesterday. The five day moving average of cases in Donegal is 68 while the 14 day incidence rate of the virus in the

International travel is allowed from today for the first time in 16 months, as Ireland rolls-out the EU Digital Covid Certificate. Fully vaccinated people, those recently recovered from Covid-19 or can present a negative test are allowed travel around the European Union. Over 22 thousand people are expected to pass through Dublin Airport today, as

A new Technological University in North West could provide a €600 million boost to the Irish economy from research, innovation and teaching. The Northern and Western Regional Assembly has found that every €1 of expenditure by the new Connacht-Ulster Technological University is likely to result in an overall increase of nearly €4 in output to

Farm Safety Week begins today across Ireland. This year, organisers are encouraging farmers to Rethink Safety and be more aware of the everyday risks and how to reduce them. Farmers are being urged to take regular short breaks and build enjoyment into the working day to help alleviate stress. IFA President Tim Cullinan says it’s

Only one in 15 applicants for mica redress have been told how much compensation they’ll receive from the scheme. The Sunday Business Post reports that 475 people have applied to the defective blocks scheme, but just 30 of those have found how much they’ll get. The current scheme is currently being reviewed by the Mica

People are being warned to protect their skin in the sun as temperatures are set to reach up to 23 degrees in Donegal, and up to 28 degrees in other parts of the country today. 9 out of 10 skin cancers are caused by over-exposure to UV light. The HSE is warning the public to

The HSE says it’s noticing a rise in large Covid-19 outbreaks across the country as the Delta variant spreads. It comes after 1,173 new cases were reported yesterday – the highest daily figure in over 5 months. Health officials are warning of large increases among under 30s – and are urging unvaccinated people not to

Concerns have been raised over the wastewater treatment plant in Dungloe. Local residents have formed a group to highlight concerns which they say centres around an odour emanating from the wastewater treatment plant and possible discharge. It’s claimed the odour is evident also in the town centre. Local Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig says there