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  It’s been claimed that an area of Letterkenny has become a hub for underage drinking and anti-social behaviour. The football pitch and surrounding area at Oldtown is currently in the process of being regenerated with efforts on-going by the local community in keeping it clean. However, in recent times, groups of youths are said […]

  Teaching unions will table a joint motion demanding vaccine prioritization at their annual conferences this morning. The Education Minister yesterday ruled out reversing the decision to follow an age-based approach to vaccinating the population. In a joint statement, the teaching unions have said they will consider industrial action if their demands for prioritization are

  It’s anticipated that Lonely Planet’s latest list of top ten beaches will put Donegal firmly on the map ahead of the summer season. The renowned travel publisher has ranked both Trá Mór in Dunfanaghy and Ballymastocker Bay near Portsalon in their list of Ireland’s best beaches. Eight of those selected are along the west

  Stormont has been recalled from its Easter break for an emergency debate tomorrow over concerns of a further escalation of riots in Northern Ireland. More than 40 officers have been injured during Loyalist disturbances which broke out in Derry, Belfast, Newtownabbey, Carrickfergus and Ballymena over the past few days. The violence has included footage

  A community in south Inishowen are said to be frustrated over what’s been described as an escalating problem with fly tipping in the area. It’s after a significant amount of green bags full of old paint tins and other rubbish were discovered dumped on the Bonemaine Road leading to Killea yesterday. An effort by

  A joint motion will be filed at the country’s three teacher union conferences today, which would potentially see them take strike action over the change to the vaccine priority list. Teachers had been due to receive vaccines as essential workers but the list was changed to an age-based model, with the HSE saying it

  The one millionth dose of Covid-19 vaccine is due to be administered in Ireland today. The Government had previously aimed to get 1.25 million doses given to people by the end of March – however there were supply issues. Meanwhile, nine further Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded by the Department of Health and

The proportionate value of the fisheries and seafood sector in Donegal is double that of any other county in Ireland. That’s according to Bord Iascaigh Mhara’s annual ‘Business of Seafood’ report, which points out that the sector makes up 16% of the Donegal economy, compared to 7% in Cork and 6% in Galway, Clare and

  A Minister for State who was instrumental in the roll out of the Mica Redress Scheme has admitted that it’s not perfect. While over 1,000 affected homeowners in Donegal have so far come forward, it’s thought there are many more who have yet to do so. Currently the scheme pays outs 90% of the

  The Bishop of Derry and Raphoe is calling for an immediate stop to violence in Derry. A car was set alight in the Waterside area of the city last night and follows a week of unrest and attacks against police officers. It’s been a turbulent week across Northern Ireland, as loyalist tensions have simmered

  15 people have been caught driving under the influence in Donegal over the past week. Five arrests were for the offence of drink driving while ten motorists were arrested for drug driving offences. Gardai say the level of detections across the Donegal Division remains high and are appealing to the public to never get

  There are further calls for pop-up Covid-19 testing centres to be set up in Donegal. Although there has been no county breakdown of cases over the past few days, Donegal had one of the highest infection rates nationwide as of last Friday. Seven walk-in test centres opened in other counties last week yet despite

  There’s been a 15 percent drop in the number of ICU patients in public hospitals with Covid-19, compared with last week. There were 36 people with the disease in critical care last night, while there were 263 on wards, which is a fall of over 9 percent since last Tuesday. The latest figures show

  Any industrial action by teachers over removing their vaccine priority won’t stop schools reopening immediately after the Easter break. A joint motion will be debated at the ASTI, TUI and INTO annual conferences, which start today. Teachers had expected to be among the first third of the population to get a dose until last

An infectious diseases specialist is hoping Covid-19 case numbers remain stable as some sectors reopen next week. The phased reopening of construction is set to begin on April 12th, while all remaining secondary students return to school on the same date. The five-day moving average of virus cases is 546. 260 patients are in hospital

Teacher unions say their members will consider strike action over the revised Covid-19 vaccine programme. The TUI and the ASTI are preparing emergency motions for discussion ahead of their annual conferences tomorrow. It’s believed the INTO is doing the same. It’s after the Government agreed last week to change the vaccination programme to an age-based

There’s been another night of unrest on the streets of Northern Ireland. Petrol bombs and bricks were thrown at police in loyalist areas in Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus. It comes after disorder in Newtownabbey on Saturday night, and rioting in the Sandy Row area of Belfast and Derry on Friday night. 27 officers were injured during

A lucky Highland Radio listener has won big this Easter weekend. Anna Carr from Carndonagh was the winner of a free entry into the Finn Harps Mega Easter Draw on Rory Farrell’s show on Saturday morning. And just last night Anna’s ticket was pulled out to win 1st prize, a Renault Clio in Finn Harps

Pope Francis has urged for the fair and speedy distribution of vaccines to developing nations in his Easter message. He delivered his Urbi et Orbi blessing to just 200 people at a socially-distanced ceremony in Rome. In a normal year a thousand would pack out St Peter’s Basilica for Easter Sunday mass — with over

There’s been another night of violence on the streets in Northern Ireland. Three cars were hijacked and set on fire in Newtonabbey, just outside Belfast. It comes after eight people were arrested and 27 police officers injured during riots in Belfast and Derry on Friday night. Police in Derry came under sustained attack on Friday

An intensive care consultant says the number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 won’t drop significantly until more people are vaccinated. There are 242 people in hospital with the virus, with 8 admissions in the last 24 hours. While there’s 58 patients in ICU. The rollout of the vaccination programme continues today, with people with