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The government has been accused of failing to put an adequate system in place to protect the country from importing Covid variants. It’s after new figures showed the number of foreign residents who arrived into Dublin Airport increased by nearly 66 per cent last week. It was the first full week of mandatory hotel quarantine.

  Donegal County Council is being urged to put the Rathmullan to Buncrana ferry service out to tender for a ten year period. Previously, the licence was granted for five years however of late the tender is of an annual nature. The Foyle ferry service is currently enjoying a ten year stint and it’s thought

  The Deputy Chief Medical Officer says he “never, ever” wants to recommend lockdown measures to the Government again. The National Public Health Emergency Team is urging people to continue to keep their contacts down to stop the spread of Covid-19, while the reproductive number is below, or close to one. The number of patients

    The number of patients with Covid-19 in public hospitals has continued to fall, and has reached its lowest point in 111 days. However the number of infectious cases at Letterkenny University Hospital has increased slightly in recent days. There are currently 8 patients being treated at the hospital one in ICU. The latest

  There are further calls for the responsibility of car parking charges at Letterkenny University Hospital to lie with the Friends of the Hospital. It comes as figures show that the HSE collected almost 15 thousand euro in income from Letterkenny University car parking fees last year. The minimum fee for a space at the

NPHET says the reopening of schools has had a “minimal” effect on the spread of the Covid-19 here. 400 people have contracted Covid-19 in the Republic, and 7 infected patients are confirmed to have died. There are 162 new cases in Dublin, 61 in Kildare, 26 in Cork, 21 in Galway, and 17 in Donegal.

A Donegal Senator says there needs to be more North South dialogue about identity as part of a process to address the ongoing tension in Loyalist areas. Senator Niall Blaney is a member of the Oireachtas Good Friday Committee, and Fianna Fail spokesperson on Northern Ireland in the Seanad. He says Taoiseach Michael Martin is

The HSE received almost €15,000 in income from Letterkenny University Hospital car park last year. According to freedom of information figures, over 5.2 million euro was collected nationally with nearly 1.3 million received from Cork University Hospital. University College Hospital Galway was the next highest, at 630,000 euro. Sinn Féin’s health spokesman, David Cullinane, says

  Vandalism at the town park in Letterkenny has been described as an attack on the local community. Graffiti was discovered in a number of areas of the Bernard McGlinchey park this morning with discarded paint cans also found nearby. An investigation is being launched with CCTV to be reviewed in the area. Local Cllr

  Credit Card companies have been accused of exploiting Brexit with fears that it could in turn impact the Donegal hospitality sector. A potential move by companies would see an increase on transaction fees on purchases from EU based companies. If it goes ahead, people in the north could end up paying more for the

  The National Public Health Emergency Team will discuss a link between very rare blood clotting and the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine when it meets later. The European Medicines Agency has said it should be listed as a possible side effect, however stressed the benefits of the injection continues to outweigh the risk. The National Immunisation

  Labour’s education spokesperson doesn’t believe teachers will strike over changes to the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out. The three teacher unions voted for an emergency motion backing industrial action, if they’re not prioritised for vaccines. It’s after the Government decided to roll out injections based on age rather than profession. The Education Minister has told teachers

  Figures from the HSE show the number of patients in public hospitals with the disease has dropped by 19 percent over the last seven days to 220. There are 56 people with the virus in ICU nationally. Latest figures show that there were 3 infectious patients in Letterkenny University Hospital none in ICU. It

  Long awaited traffic calming measures at a problematic area of the Twin Towns have now been completed. Upper Drumboe road is a heavily populated area and also home to Finn Valley College and there had been concerns over the route being used as a shortcut around the town and the speed some of the

  It has been confirmed that Donegal County council has taken ownership of 8, 2 bed apartments in Dunfanaghy. The councils Housing Engineer will carry out checks on the premises over the next few days with they hopes they will be in a position to do the lettings next week. Local councillor Michael Cholm Mac

The European Medicines Agency says rare blood clots should be listed as a possible side effect for the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. Europe’s health regulator’s found a possible link between the vaccine and blood clotting. Specific risk factors have not been identified by the EMA. The National Immunisation Advisory Committee, here, says current