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  Pieta House Northwest has reopened for in-person services this week under current Government restrictions. Pieta, the national suicide and self-harm prevention charity, confirmed today that it has delivered 4,278 hours of counselling in its Letterkenny centre since 2019 and has helped over 500 people in that time. Counselling services have remained available throughout lockdown

  Gardai have confirmed that the road at Glebe Dunfanaghy remains closed this morning due to an overnight single vehicle collision. A technical examination of the scene is being carried out this morning. As a result, the road is expected to remain closed until lunchtime with local diversions in place.

  Leaving Cert students can decide from today what form they want their exams to take in the summer. The self-service portal opens at midday, with students asked to indicate whether they wish to sit the exam, take calculated grades, or a mix of both. Students have 6 days to decide in this window, but

  Police are appealing for information following a report of arson in the Leafair Park area of Derry last night.  At around 10:35pm, police received a report that the front passenger window of a black Mercedes car parked in the area was smashed. It is believed that accelerant was then poured into the car and

  Donegal County Council is seeking funding under the Active Travel Programme to develop a footpath from Woodlands School into the Kiltoy Junction in Letterkenny. Motions seeking such a development were moved at this week’s Municipal District meeting by Cllrs Jimmy and Gerry McMonagle. They were told that a preliminary costing has been carried out,

  An investor and landlord from outside Rathmullan is the only Donegal entry on the latest Tax Defaulters list published by Revenue last evening. Michael Sweeney of The Firs, Ray, Rathmullan paid a total of €174,357 in outstanding tax, penalties and interest in respect of under-declaration of Capital Gains Tax and Income Tax. One company

A drive has been launched to recruit Fisheries Officers to protect and develop fisheries in Ireland, with a number of positions in the North Western River Basin District. The North Western River Basin District includes Cavan and Donegal, with a number of Fisheries Officers being recruited for the area. Roisin Bradley, Head of HR at

311 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic this evening, with 30 new deaths reported. 12 of the deaths were in March, 13 in February and four in January. There were no new cases in Donegal, which now has a 14 day incidence rate of 148.2 cases per 100,000 people, compared

The body of a man has been recovered from a car that entered the water in West Donegal this morning. Gardai were alerted by Malin Head Coast Guard at 8.20 this morning that a car had entered the water at Bunbeg Harbour. The body of a man has been recovered from the car and Gardaí

Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit have this morning carried out an arrest operation in Derry. The PSNI say local officers supported TIU detectives during a search and arrest operation in Creggan, as part of an ongoing investigation into a number of violent gun attacks on members of the community over recent months. A

The IFA in Donegal is hosting an online meeting this evening with a number of Credit Unions to discuss possible alternatives in the wake of the imminent bank branch closures. Access details available through Donegal IFA’s social media pages, or by calling Tom at 085 757 9026

  Donegal County Council’s award-winning Thatch Repair Grant Scheme has opened for applications. Now in its third year, the scheme assists the owners and occupiers of thatched dwellings and businesses with their maintenance and repair. Donegal is home to one of the largest surviving concentrations of thatch structures in Ireland with over 20 thatched buildings

  Gardaí are seeking information in relation to a trespassing incident that occurred at a major building site in Millbrae, Stranorlar. The incident is said to have happened between Monday, March 1st at 5.30pm and Tuesday March 2nd at 7am. A forklift was driven around the building site at some stage between those times but

  Two men are wanted in connection with an alleged assault in Buncrana. The incident happened in the Swan Park area last Tuesday evening. Gardaí were alerted to the fact that an injured male youth had been discovered at that location shortly after 5.30pm. An ambulance was called for the youth as he sustained injuries,

  An investigation is continuing into a weekend hit and run in Carrigart. The collision happened on Saturday between 8am and 11am in the town land of Ballyohagan. A car, possibly a red Ford Focus collided with a fence and gate causing quite a bit of damage to same. The car did not remain at

  A search operation has been launched in west Donegal after a car was discovered in the water this morning. The car was located off Bunbeg Pier this morning and a co-ordinated search involving Malin head coastguard is underway. Emergency services, including Gardai are also attending the scene. Gardai say that this is an ongoing

  There’s been an 80 percent increase in text, call and email fraud over the past two years. 45 cases were reported to gardaí last month. More than 640,000 euro was reported stolen through these types of scams last year. The oldest person to be targeted last month was 88 years old. Brexit and the

  The number of people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment has decreased by 4,000 nationally, and almost 200 in Donegal. Just over 465,000 will receive a total of €139 million euro today, almost 16,000 of them in Donegal. In Donegal, 15,854 are receiving the payment today, down 196 on last week, a drop of 1.2%.

  People who’ve been vaccinated against Covid-19 could face less stringent restrictions from as early as next month. NPHET is looking at what a “vaccine bonus” might look like, and plans to make recommendations to government in the coming weeks. It comes as the US issued new guidance for those who’ve been fully vaccinated. They’re

  A review aimed at identifying further cases of illegal adoption in Ireland will be considered by cabinet Ministers this morning. The sampling review was ordered following the discovery of 151 illegal birth registrations at St Patrick’s Guild. In 2018 then-Minister Katherine Zappone initiated a review after 121 cases of illegal birth registration were discovered

437 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic this evening, with no new deaths reported. 26 of the new cases were in Donegal, which now has a 14 day incidence rate of 157.7 cases per 100,000 people, compared to the national figure of 167. There have now been 223,651 Covid 19

  People are being invited to have their say on a regeneration strategy and action plan for Dungloe town centre. It was commissioned by Donegal County Council in November 2020, to provide an evidenced framework that will set out the future regeneration aspirations and priorities for the town. GM Design Associates are an Architectural, Landscape