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The incidence of Covid 19 is rising in Donegal. The county has now overtaken Limerick, and once again has the highest incidence rate in the country. In the two weeks to midnight on Sunday, there were 353 cases in the county, an incidence rate of 221.7 cases per 100,000 people. That compares to a national

The PSNI have confirmed that they are no longer looking for four-year-old Scarlet Duddy who was reported missing from Derry yesterday. In a statement issued a short time ago, they say Scarlet has been found safe and well this afternoon, and they want to thank the public for their help with the appeal. It’s not

Donegal Councillor Frank McBrearty is calling on the council to refuse to do business with any block or concrete supplier which does not give a 100% guarantee that its products are free of mica, pyrite or pyralite. Cllr McBrearty told a meeting of the Lifford Stranorlar Municipal District that this is not a request, it

As expected the reopening of indoor dining in pubs and restaurants will not go ahead. Taoiseach Michael Martin announced this afternoon that the reopening has been postponed, with no new date announced. When it does open, he added, it will be for fully vaccinated people only Ministers will spend the next few weeks working on

Police in Derry continue to appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of a missing four year old girl. They believe she may be in Donegal in the company of a female relative. Four year old Scarlet Duddy has been missing since yesterday and was last seen shortly before midday leaving a play centre in Springtown

An engineer on the Engineers Ireland Register of Chartered Engineers selected to assess Mica affected properties has raised concerns with the Defective Concrete Blocks Scheme. Dr Ambrose McCloskey of MA McCloskey Ltd, Dungiven in a letter sent to Donegal and Mayo County Councils, local campaign groups and the Housing Minister has warned that unless changes

Gardai have not ruled out that a fire which destroyed a caravan and its contents in the St Johnston area was started deliberately. Gardai and emergency services were alerted on Saturday last at around 2:35pm to a fire at the caravan at Drumatoland. The caravan was empty at the time of the fire. Gardai are

CCTV footage is being examined after a school was broken into in Carndonagh. Between 8:45pm and 9:30pm on Monday June 21st, three youths gained entry to the school on the Church Road via a window and continued to set off a fire alarm before exiting via an emergency exit. Damage was also caused to the

The re-opening of indoor dining will be delayed by at least two weeks after a late night meeting of Ministers last night. Younger age groups are also set to be given a choice of what vaccine they will take. After some stark figures were given by NPHET the cabinet sub-committee has agreed to delay the

Donegal County Council has made a submission to Eirgrid’s consultation on Ireland’s Future Electricity System. In its submission, Donegal County Council says the current grid infrastructure in Donegal is a major inhibiting factor and is causing considerable curtailment and constraints. The document states there is a need to upgrade the existing 110kv lines to a

Police in Derry are appealing to the public for help in locating four year old Scarlet Duddy. Inspector Swanson said: “Scarlet was last seen shortly before midday today (Monday 28 June) leaving a children’s play centre on the Springtown Road area of the city. “We are keen to know that Scarlet is safe and well.

There were 305 new cases of Covid 19 confirmed by the HSE this evening. Latest figures published by the HPSC show in the 14 days to midnight on Thursday, there were 312 cases in Donegal, a 14 day incidence rate of 196 cases per 100,000 people. That compares to a national rate of 94. In

International design company BDP has been appointed by Donegal County Council to deliver the Ramelton Historic Town Centre Public Realm Scheme. The project is being led by Donegal County Council as part of its programme of Regeneration and Development of town centres across the county. , The council says the scheme will a restorative and

  Irish Water is replacing approximately 281 metres of old water mains in Laghey’s Main Street, with the work set to be completed by the end of August. Irish Water says the old cast iron pipes are prone to frequent bursts and leakage, so they are being replaced with new high density polyethylene pipes. There

The first vaccines to be administered in the vaccination centre based in Carndonagh Community School will be given on Wednesday of this week as part of a phased opening of the centre. The Saolta Hospital Group says this satellite vaccination centre on the Inishowen Peninsula will supplement the vaccination work being carried out by our

A number of searches have been carried out in Donegal today as part of the ongoing investigation into Human Trafficking, Organised Prostitution and Money Laundering. Gardaí attached to the Human Trafficking Investigation and Coordination Unit at the Garda National Protective Services Bureau with the assistance of Gardaí from the Western Region conducted searches in Roscommon

A gteic digital hub is to be developed on Tory Island. Funding has been approved by the board of Údarás na Gaeltachta to develop gteic@Toraigh The gteic hub is proposed to be located in a new extension that is being added to the Community Centre in Tory with up to 10 hotdesk/shared space desks. Users

Police in Derry City and Strabane have seized a significant quantity of drugs from postal intercepts this year including Class A drugs and prescription medication. Officers across the City Neighbourhood Teams have intercepted a total of 113 packages between February and March this year. A number of arrests have been made in Derry and Strabane

GSOC received a total of 105 complaints from Donegal in 2020. The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission’s Annual Report shows the figure almost doubled from 57 allegations made in the county in 2019. 1,955 complaints were made to GSOC nationally last year, an increase of 11% on the previous year. The report indicates the rise may

The majority of people support Mica affected homeowners’ pleas for a 100% redress scheme. A new Business Post Red C poll shows that 71% of respondents believe the Government should provide a redress scheme to cover 100% of costs for those whose homes are impacted by the mica block controversy.

Four people have been arrested as part of a Garda operation in Letterkenny yesterday. The Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit arrested one motorist after they were found to be drug driving. Meanwhile, three other arrests were made for the offence of drink driving. Gardai say a number of fixed charge penalty notices were also issued to