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The Free walk-in COVID-19 test centre will run for a further week in Letterkenny. The walk-in facility will operate from 11.30am -5pm on Saturday May 15th and Sunday May 16th. It will operate from Monday May 17th to Friday May 21st inclusive from 9.30am to 6pm each day. No appointment is necessary to avail of

Saolta Hospital Group has re-issued a statement confirming the ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems continues to have considerable impact on hospital services in Letterkenny University Hospital today and systems remain offline. All outpatient x-ray, CT, ultrasound and MRI appointments are cancelled. Patients can expect delays in all clinics and in the Emergency Department

The Covid-19 pandemic is ‘shrinking’ and the R number is below 1, according to NPHET. 425 new cases and four additional deaths have been reported today. The five-day moving average is 417 cases, which is almost exactly the same as this day last week. Professor Philip Nolan, who chairs NPHET’s modelling group, says the country’s

A 52 year old man has been charged in connection with the discovery of a bomb beside the car of a part time police officer in Dungiven last month. He has been charged with 5 offences, including preparatory acts of terrorism, possession of articles for use in terrorism as well as three separate charges of

The HSE has confirmed there’s been a “significant ransomware attack” on its IT systems – and has shut down the entire network to protect them. It’s apologised for the inconvenience caused to patients and the public. Covid vaccinations aren’t affected and are going ahead as planned. The Rotunda has cancelled all appointments for today –

Work to build a new Special Needs classroom and address ongoing flooding issues at Scoil Adhamhnain in Luinneach, Derrybeg is set to get underway. Education MInister Norma Foley confirmed last night that the project at the school has been approved to proceed to construction stage. Following a tendering process, a contractor has been recommended, and

Almost €1.1 million has been confirmed by Community Development Minister Heather Humphreys for capital works on Ireland’s offshore islands. The projects will be administered by the county councils in Donegal, Cork, Galway, Mayo and Sligo. Donegal County Council receives €47,500. That compares to €747,000 for Mayo County Council. Full details of funding –

Jeffrey Donaldson and Edwin Poots will go head to head today, in the race to become the next leader of the DUP. Regardless of who wins today, neither will become Northern Ireland’s First Minister. Today’s leadership election is the first for the DUP in its 50 year history. There has only been three leaders since

Sixteen projects across Donegal will share €140,000 under a special grant scheme run by The Heritage Council. The funding will boost local economies, grow tourism, and enhance community spirit by supporting local heritage projects. Included is a grant of just over €14,000 to help a local conservation plan for Northburgh Castle in Greencastle, built in

The incidence of Covid 19 fell in five of Donegal’s seven Local Electoral Areas in the two weeks to Monday last, with Donegal and Glenties the only LEAs to record increases. For the second week in a row, Milford has the highest incidence rate of Covid 19 in the county and the country at 472

456 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic today, with no new additional Covid related deaths reported. There were 49 new cases in Donegal, up 37 on yesterday. The county now has a 14 day incidence rate of 248.8 cases per 100,000 people, compared to a national figure of 129.3, the

Gardai say a planned Cross Border Joint Agency Task Force Operation tackling rural crime was conducted along border counties today involving high visibility checkpoints and patrols on both sides of the border with gardai and the PSNI working in a coordinated fashion. During the operation Gardaí seized suspected cannabis herb valued at €16,500 and a

The Arts Council has expressed its sadness at the passing of writer and Aosdána member Seamus Deane. Arts Council Chair Prof. Kevin Rafter said: “A gifted writer and a profound intellect, Seamus Deane was a master of every writing form. As a critic, an editor, a poet and a novelist, Deane brought concentrated rigour and

An emergency meeting of Donegal County Council’s Mica Redress Committee has heard how the current groundswell is a result of people seeing the reality of the redress scheme. The Council’s Director of Housing, Corporate and Cultural Services, Joe People’s believes the Committee should take prominence in leading out on behalf of the Council for the

The security alert in the Skeoge Road area of Derry has now ended, and the road has re-opened. It follows the discovery of a suspicious object which has since been declared an elaborate hoax, in the area last night. It was one of two security alerts in the city last night. The other – a

Mary Durkan has announced that she is stepping down from Derry City and Strabane District Council. In a social media post, she says she made the decision after ‘a great deal of soul-searching’. The SDLP party member says she feels in light of limitations of party structures, her contribution would be more effectively made outside

Almost 7,000 bikes have been reported stolen since January 2020, 21 of them have been stolen in Donegal. Less than half of the stolen bicycles are recovered with just more than 2,000 given back to their owners since the start of 2020. Gardaí have offered advice to cyclists to help keep their property safe, including