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Taoiseach says hairdressers and barbers will be prioritised in reopening

Hairdressers and barbers will be prioritised for re-opening next month, along with places of worship. The Taoiseach also told his party last night that click-and-collect and non-essential retail are likely to resume in May. Micheál Martin also confirmed he hopes to reopen the entire construction sector next month. But former HSE director-general, Tony O’Brien, says

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NIAC to meet today to consider Johnson & Johnson vaccine use

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee will meet today to consider whether to roll out the Johnson and Johnson vaccine here. It’s after the European Medicines Agency found a possible link between the Covid-19 vaccine and very rare blood clots – but said the benefits outweigh the risks. Ireland’s due to receive 600,000 doses of the

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Pringle seeks protection for Mother and Baby Home burial grounds

The Taoiseach has pledged to work with Minister Darragh O’Brien to ensure that potential burial grounds at Mother and Baby Homes are protected. The issue was raised in the Dail today by Deputy Thomas Pringle, who pointed out that Cork City Council has refused planning permission for a housing development on the grounds of the

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No confidence in Taoiseach’s handling of Covid crisis – MacSharry

A South Donegal Deputy says he doesn’t have confidence in the Taoiseach and the Government’s handling of the pandemic. Deputy Marc MacSharry also says Leo Varadkar shouldn’t be flying kites on reopening society if he’s not going to follow through. He says he isn’t happy with Micheál Martin’s handling of the crisis:

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Business Matters Ep 40 – Joe Devenney, Philip O’Kennedy & Michael Tunney

On this week’s Business Matters, Ciaran O’Donnell talks to Joe Devenney, co-founder of Crolly Distillery which produced its first casks of single malt whiskey last year, and Letterkenny Community Centre’s Management Committee Chairperson, Philip O’Kennedy, who speaks about the ambitious redevelopment plans for the well-known facility on Pearse Road. Joining Ciaran for the Backing Business

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Video highlights plight of Mica affected homeowners in Donegal

The Mica Action Group have released a short film highlighting the plight of affected homeowners in Donegal. The video; ‘Mica the Bigger Picture’ was created by a Mica affected homeowner showcasing other homes which too, have been affected by the defective block issue. Concerns have been raised by homeowners and political representatives over the Mica

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Man jailed for causing deaths of two people in Bundoran crash

A Fermanagh man has been sentenced to 5 years and 3 months in prison for causing the deaths of two people by dangerous driving in Bundoran in 2018. 23 year old Joseph Gilroy of Lisnaskea, previously pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and serious injury, driving without insurance and failure to report a crash.

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Donegal TDs to move motion for emergency response to mental health crisis

Two Donegal TDs are to move a motion in the Dail today calling for an emergency response to the accelerating mental health crisis which has been described as a tsunami of huge problems. Last night, Deputies Padraig MacLochlainn and Pearse Doherty met with representatives of groups and organisations working to promote mental health in Donegal.

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Reform can’t stop with guilty verdict in George Floyd case – Biden

The US president says George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis could be a moment of significant change for race and policing in America. Joe Biden’s been speaking after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder, by kneeling on the black man’s neck last May. Chauvin was convicted of all three charges – and

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48% in Ulster/ Connaught have confidence in EU’s vaccine strategy

A minority of Irish people say they have confidence in the EU’s vaccine strategy. Just 45 per cent say they they think it’s been going well, while 48 percent think otherwise. The annual European Movement Ireland Red C poll showed that 48% of people in Ulster and Connaught have expressed confidence in the EU’s vaccine

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Officials to decide today on use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Health officials will today consider new advice on the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine – and whether to use it in Ireland. The European Medicines Agency yesterday found there’s a possible link between the vaccine and very rare blood clots. But it says the benefits of the single-shot injection outweigh the risks. The National Immunisation

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New Chief Executive of Donegal County Council appointed

John McLaughlin has been appointed as Chief Executive of Donegal County Council. A special council meeting last evening was told that Mr McLaughlin was recommended for appointment to the position following an open competitive selection process run by the Public Appointments Service. He has worked for Donegal County Council for twenty years in a number

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Police treating discovery of bomb under officer’s car as a terror attack

Police say they’re treating the discovery of a bomb under a part-time officer’s car as a terror attack. The device was discovered outside the female member of staff’s home in the Dungiven area of Co Derry yesterday. Assistant chief constable Mark McEwan says it was designed to create a fireball. First Minister Arlene Foster’s blamed

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MacLochlainn calls for publication of leaked documents

A Donegal TD is urging Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue to ensure the immediate publication of the European Commission’s 2018 audit and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority administrative inquiry. Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn, Sinn Fein’s Spokesperson on Fisheries and the Marine says these have led to the end of a deregotion that allowed catches be transported from

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No referendum on united Ireland for ‘very, very, long time’ – Johnson

The British Prime Minister says there won’t be a referendum on reuniting Ireland “for a very, very long time to come”. Boris Johnson made the comments in an interview with BBC’s Spotlight programme where he also said his Government is working on ‘sandpapering’ the Northern Ireland protocol. Speaking on his way into Cabinet, the Taoiseach

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Investigations continuing into criminal damage incidents at Ballymacool Park

Investigations are continuing into a number of criminal damage incidents at Ballymacool Park in Letterkenny. Most recently, a fire which is believed to have been started deliberately broke out on Saturday evening at around 8:20pm, causing damage to fencing and surrounding vegetation. Meanwhile, between 4pm and 6pm on March 11th, damage was caused to the

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