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  A recent survey conducted by Letterkenny Chamber has revealed that domestic recession and the post Brexit impact remain key concerns for businesses in the town, as well as impact of Covid 19. 30% of businesses that responded to the Letterkenny Chamber survey are still closed, and 7% of those are not prepared for re-opening

403 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic today, with no additional Covid related deaths reported. There were 11 new cases in Donegal, which now has a 14 day incidence rate of 204.2 cases per 100,000 people, compared to a national figure of 115. That’s the highest incidence rate in the

A newly established Patient Advocacy Service is offering support to people in the Donegal area who want to make a complaint about the care they have received in a public hospital. The Patient Advocacy Service provides free, independent and confidential information and support to people making a formal complaint about their care in a Health

People across Donegal who may have information relating to Chough birds are being asked to take part in a national survey. The survey is being carried out by KRC Ecological and ALC Nature on behalf of National Parks & Wildlife Service between now and July. The survey team are keen to hear about any observations

Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy this afternoon, and management say this as resulted in ongoing pressure on bed availability in the hospital. A statement issued this afternoon says as a result, patients are currently experiencing long waiting times to be admitted from the Emergency Department to an acute bed in the hospital. Management at

A teenager has been charged as part of investigations into recent disorder in Derry. The 17 year old has been charged with public order offences relating to an incident in the city on March 31st. He is due to appear before Derry Youth Court on Tuesday May 4th. The charges will be reviewed by the

Gardai are continuing to investigate a criminal damage incident at Ballymacool Park in Letterkenny over the weekend. It’s believed an area of the park was set on fire at around 8:20pm on Saturday evening. Gardai and the fire service were in attendance. No arrests have been made but Gardai say investigations are ongoing.

A Donegal man has died following a weekend crash in Co Monaghan. Patrick McGinley, who was in his 40s and from the Kilmacrenan area died after his motorcycle collided with a roundabout in the Castleblayney area on Saturday evening at around 5:10pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Gardaí are continuing to appeal to

269 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed along with 1 more death. Today marks the first time since mid-December that case numbers have fallen below 300. 181 patients are currently in hospital with the virus, of which 47 are in ICU. The 5-day moving average of cases now stands at 369.

Council buildings including City of Derry Airport, the Strand Road Offices and the Guildhall have been lit up in rainbow colours this week to celebrate the life of journalist Lyra McKee, marking the two year anniversary of her tragic murder. At the request of Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Councillor Brian Tierney, local Councils in Belfast, Causeway Coasts

Ireland’s Catholic archbishops are taking legal advice over the Health Minister’s move to ban public masses and other religious services in church. Stephen Donnelly signed the law making them a criminal offence last week, a move described as ‘clandestine’ by the Primate of All-Ireland, Eamon Martin. He says the measure was introduced without notice or

Police in Strabane investigating an incident in the town centre on Friday night are appealing for witnesses and information. It has been reported that a 17-year-old female was assaulted in a grassy area of the town centre, known locally as ‘The Meadows’. As part of enquiries, a 17-year-old female and an 18-year-old male were arrested

Police in Derry responded to a report of concern for safety for a man at an address in Celandine Court in Gobnascale at approximately 10:45pm last night (Saturday, 17th April). As officers were dealing with the incident, a police firearm was discharged and the male sustained a chest injury. He remains in hospital at this

A system of mandatory hotel quarantine is being introduced in Northern Ireland. Passengers who’ve been in a “red list” country in the 10 days before arrival will have to book in. The cost for one adult is just over 2 thousand euro – and 375 euro for a child between 5 and 12. The system’s

The Bord of Udaras na Gaeltachta has been told that the memo circulated at the Randox plant in Dungloe was sent there in error, and has been withdrawn. The memo related to the use of the English language. It emerged this week that a memo was circulated in Randox this week saying that only English

There were 46 Covid 19 fines issued in Donegal last weekend, 30% down on the previous week’s figures. Nationally to date, 20,280 fines have been issued by gardai across the range of all COVID-19 breaches, including 14,650 fines for non-essential travel, 718 for organising a house party, 2,855 for attending a house party, and 341

The Board of Údarás na Gaeltachta approved a number of projects today which will result in the creation of 19 new full-time jobs, and an overall investment of up to €1million. The proposed initiatives will support new jobs in a range of Gaeltacht companies, the majority of them in Donegal and Mayo.

420 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic today, with 11 additional Covid related deaths reported. There were 33 new cases in Donegal, which now has a 14 day incidence rate of 190.3 cases per 100,000 people, compared to a national figure of 119 . Statement from the National Public Health