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  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

  SITA’s Location Lead in Letterkenny believes the region can compete with the best that’s out there and is looking forward to increasing his team. Last month, the company announced the creation of 55 new jobs at its base in the town. SITA provides IT services to the transport industry and opened its offices in

  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