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Advice to work from home could ease through August under re-opening plans being considered by government. Yesterday a re-opening through the summer was announced for live events, international travel and indoor dining. Instructions for people to continue to stay away from the office were due to last until September. But Tánaiste and Minister for Business […]

The number of Covid patients in hospital is at its lowest level in over eight months. The figure has dropped to 99 – with 38 in intensive care. New figures show also Ireland has the seventh lowest 14-day incidence rate of Covid in the EU – with Malta being the best. Dr Denis McCauley, from

Temperatures could reach at least 21 degrees tomorrow – in what’s likely to be the warmest weekend of the year so far. Today won’t be quite as sunny, but it’s expected to be at least 16 degrees in all areas. Met Eireann says the dry and warm weather will continue into next week. Alan O’Reilly,

The North’s Infrastructure Minister says rail links to and from the North West will be examined as part of a comprehensive strategy that she is drawing up. Nicola Mallon was responding to questions in the Assembly from Foyle MLA Gary Middleton, who asked if a feasibility study would be carried out into the reopening of

The Taoiseach says the end of the COVID crisis is within grasp if people still to restrictions over the next month. Micheál Martin has announced the easing of restrictions over the summer across a range of sectors. Hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses can open from June 2nd – with outdoor dining in bars are restaurants from

The family of John Hume have met with the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council to announce their intention to donate his three world peace prizes to the people of Derry. Bill Clinton once described John Hume, who dies last August as Ireland’s Martin Luther King. He is the only person in the

Donegal Senator Niall Blaney disagrees that a 100% Mica Redress Scheme should be sanctioned. He believes a fully funded scheme will not address all the issues emerging from the 90/ 10 scheme. He told today’s Nine til Noon Show that some people are playing on the anguish of affected homeowners in Donegal and says there

There are calls for an Air Ambulance to be trialled in Donegal. Councillor Michael McClafferty is urging Donegal County Council to ask the HSE to explore the initiative given the geographical makeup of the county. There have been numerous instances in Donegal where ambulances have taken over an hour to respond due to a lack

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says every effort is being made to ensure that vulnerable people are offered vaccines as quickly as possible. In the Dail last evening, Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle asked for guarantees in relation to Cohort 7, which includes people aged 16 to 64 who have an underlying condition that puts them at

Temperatures are set to reach 21 degrees this weekend – the hottest of the year so far. Sunday will be best day, with mostly dry and sunny conditions throughout the country. Tomorrow won’t be quite as warm, with some showers in the west and northeast – but temperatures will still reach 16 to 20 degrees.

The family of John Hume is to donate three international peace prizes to the people of Derry. Pat Hume and other family members will meet with the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Brian Tierney this morning to formally announce their decision. John Hume was the only person in history to be

Irish Water has begun constructing a new Wastewater Treatment Plant in Lifford as part of a cross border project to improve water quality in Lough Foyle and Carlingford Lough. The Shared Waters Enhancement & Loughs Legacy project will see works done on both sides of the border, with work started this week in Donegal. Paul

The new DUP leader is claiming the Irish Government will cut Northern Ireland off from food. Edwin Poots was formally ratified as the new leader of the DUP last night. Its executive gave him the go-ahead to take over from Arlene Foster, with MLA Paula Bradley confirmed as the new deputy leader. Edwin Poots promised

International travel for holidays is set to return on July 19th, under plans going to cabinet this afternoon. On June 7th, restaurants and pubs can open for outdoor dining, while cinemas and gyms will also reopen. Outdoor gatherings of up to 100 people will be allowed in June, or up to 200 in very large

A public health expert says it’s only a matter of time before there’s significant spread of the Indian variant to Ireland. Up to three-quarters of new cases in the UK are of the Indian strain and it’s spreading. It comes as 436 cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic and 39 people

A Cork TD claims young people in the City are being offered Driving Theory Tests slots in Donegal later this summer when they apply online. Tanaiste Leo Varadkar pledged to look at providing more slots after Cork South West Deputy Chris O’Sullivan outlined the situation facing young people applying for the test online………  

The General Manager of Letterkenny University Hospital says the hospital is recovering from the HSE cyber attack but says services are still restricted. Some of the hospital’s servers have been restarted and limited services have resumed in the radiology department. All outpatient clinics are still cancelled at the hospital as well as diagnostic and endoscopy