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It has been announced today that seven Donegal community and voluntary groups will receive €85,000 from the Government as a part of a €4.5 million nationwide funding programme to help community and voluntary groups recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cara House Family Resource Centre in Letterkenny received €30,000, the Swilly Mulroy Community […]

Donegal County Council is to meet in special session today to discuss Mica. The meeting was called by the new Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, Councillor Jack Murray as an opportunity for Councillors to seek answers to questions raised by constituents and to voice their own concerns over the defective block scandal. The online meeting

€80,000 is to be shared among 46 Social Enterprises across the North West. The money is coming through the COVID-19 Social Enterprise Regeneration Programme, and will be distributed through a number of bodies including Donegal Local Development and Inishowen Development Partnership. Minister Charlie McConalogue says this allocation reflects the invaluable role of social enterprises in

A walker was rescued off Mount Errigal yesterday afternoon after falling halfway up the mountain. Donegal Mountain Rescue were tasked to the scene shortly after 4pm. The casualty was subsequently airlifted by the Rescue 118 helicopter to Sligo.

South Inishowen once again has the state’s highest rate of Covid 19 with an incidence rate up to last Monday of 880.8 cases per 100,000 people. That compares to a national rate over the same period of 121.8. North Inishowen has the third highest rate in the state, Letterkenny has the fifth highest. South Inishowen’s

The Executive at Stormont has confirmed plans to move forward with the relaxation of a number of restrictions. The changes will come into place on Monday fortnight, July 26th, subject to ratification on July 22nd. Arts and music venues Audiences will be able to return to seated theatres and concert halls and other such venues.

The government will consider six reopening options for indoor dining at its cabinet meeting on Tuesday. A further meeting between representatives of the hospitality sector and senior government officials was held today. The Vintners’ Federation of Ireland says the talks focused on devising a system that allows only vaccinated people and those recovered from Covid,

A further 534 Covid cases have been reported in the Republic today, with six more Covid related deaths over the past week, bringing the total since the pandemic began to 5,006. North of the border, the number of cases is higher than the Republic, with 627 new cases today and no additional covid related deaths.

The PPS has put its plan to drop murder charges against Soldier F on hold after the brother of one of the Bloody Sunday victims was given leave in the High Court to challenge the decision. Soldier F had been charged with the murders of William McKinney and James Wray, as well as the attempted

Over €36 million in valuables have been stolen from cars between 2016 and 2020. It’s part of a warning from Gardai about securing cars which are parked along coastal and scenic locations this Summer. 60% of thefts from vehicles at locations associated with outdoor activities occur in the Summer months. It’s most likely to happen

The Mulroy Coast Guard is appealing to people to think before they park. It follows another instance of people parking in a yellow box area at a pier which potentially could delay the launch of the rescue service in the event of a callout. The Mulroy Coast Guard is asking people to when parking, consider

Two million people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in Ireland, according to the Taoiseach. 70 percent of adults have been administered with at least one dose of a jab. The HSE’s portal has opened for 33-year-olds today, with appointments to be arranged in the coming weeks.

The five-day moving average of Covid-19 cases has risen by almost 100 over the past week. It now stands at 471 – compared to 378 seven days ago. 581 new cases were reported yesterday, which is the highest since April 22nd. Latest figures show there were 547 cases of Covid 19 reported in Donegal in

A new member is to be co-opted onto Derry City and Strabane District Council. Sinn Féin’s Damien Mullan will represent the Ballyarnett area when he is formally co-opted onto council. Mr Mullan was chosen at a selection convention last night to replace Aileen Mellon, who stood down from the council last week.

581 new cases of Covid 16 have been confirmed in the Republic this evening. As of 8 o’clock this morning, 60 patients were hospitalised, of which 17 are in ICU. There were 547 cases of Covid 19 reported in Donegal in the 14 days to Monday, giving an incidence rate of 343.6 cases per 100,000

Agriculture, Food and Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue has begun a nationwide sectoral dialogue today. From now until the end of the month, the Minister will visit farmers, fishers, foresters and food producers across farming and coastal communities beginning between now and July 30th. Minister McConalogue will visit ports and harbours from Greencastle to Castletownbere, as

The Full Capacity Protocol has been implemented this evening at Letterkenny University Hospital following what Saolta says has been an extremely busy week at the Emergency Department, with high numbers of people attending. As a result, they say, there is ongoing pressure on bed availability in the hospital, leading to long waiting times to be