There are calls on the Northern Ireland Assembly to consider issuing similar €100 fines to anyone from the South who travels North on a non-essential journey. The new laws here came into effect yesterday with Gardai now having the power to potentially fine people travelling in from the north for non-essential purposes with an […]
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Twelve people have been arrested for either drug or drink driving in Donegal over the last week. Five arrests were made for drink driving and seven arrested for drug driving related offences. Gardai say that driving under the influence remains a big concern within the Donegal Division. They are warning that they will continue
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An oil burner has been stolen from a house in Culdaff. The theft happened in the area of Dunaillan at some stage between Monday the 1st of February at 6pm and Tuesday the 2nd of February at Midday. The fuel pipes were cut and the burner was taken. Gardai are appealing to residents in
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An investigation is continuing into a car fire in Letterkenny. The incident happened a week ago today in a field in the Glencar Irish area. The fire brigade arrived at the scene also and the fire was extinguished. The car was a blue Renault with partial reg of 07 DL. Gardai are appealing to
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The Taoiseach says the Government will clarify soon whether the country can begin reopening next month. But Micheál Martin is warning it will be a cautious approach as the Covid 19 figures are still too high. As it stands, the current Level 5 restrictions are set to continue until March 5th. Speaking on his
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Donegal County Council has advised of a further waiver of Commercial Rates which will apply to specified business categories in the first quarter of 2021. The Government has announced the waiver in order to reflect the current restrictions and to continue the supports available for ratepayers, and in recognition of the impact of the
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Former Finn Harps midfielder Fergal Harkin has been linked with a top post at Celtic. The Ballyliffin man is currently Manchester City’s Football Pathways Manager where he runs an entire department devoted to players on-loan, monitoring their progress in incredible detail. He could be in charge of as many as 40 loanees per season. Harkin
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Donegal GAA’s County Committee met online on Monday night, the first zoom style meeting of the executive members and delegates from the county’s clubs since the introduction of restrictions almost a year ago. There were a number of matters on the agenda including the election of a new Assistant Secretary. Following a vote, Ed Byrne
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There are calls for a joint meeting over future plans and infrastructural deficits of Letterkenny. Irish Water, The Housing Minister, the TII and other relevant bodies are to be invited to the meeting. There call comes against the backdrop of yesterday’s announcement of the Letterkenny 2040 plan, regeneration strategy for the town in the
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A Donegal County Councillor says there wasn’t a word nationally about the massive backlog in driving tests waiting times when it was confined to Donegal. It comes as new figures show that the waiting time to get a driving test is now 25 weeks compared to six weeks this time last year, with 64,000
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There was a 21 per cent increase in penalty point notices issued for speeding last year. According to freedom of information figures, there were nearly 144,000 in 2020 – which is almost 25,000 more than the previous year. The sharp rise was recorded despite Covid-19 travel restrictions being in place for much of last
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The HSE is “encouraged” by the number of nursing home staff getting vaccinated, according to a senior official. Up to 15 per cent of staff in some nursing homes may have refused a Covid-19 vaccine. Yesterday, HSE CEO Paul Reid said staff in the facilities refusing the vaccine is “inexcusable”. But Dr Lucy Jessop,
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A Donegal Senator has called on Government to urgently close the digital divide. Senator Eileen Flynn says every child has a right to education, but thousands of children across Ireland don’t have equal access to it, due to unreliable or in some instances the absence of broadband, particularly in rural areas. She believes it
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Ireland has passed the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic this year, according to the Deputy Chief Medical Officer. Dr Ronan Glynn says he’s hopeful people won’t have to go through what happened in January, again. NPHET’s reporting “steady progress” against all indicators of the disease, with the latest figures showing 829 new cases and
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The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Donegal has dropped significantly. 9 cases of the virus have been reported in the county this evening. Meanwhile, a further 6 Covid related deaths and 829 new cases have been confirmed across the country. 1,212 patients are currently being treated in hospital for the virus, 176 of them
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Main Evening News, Sport and Obituaries Monday February 8th:
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Business owners in border areas are fearful of how new travel fines will impact on trade. Gardaí now have the power to fine those who are travelling from the North without a reasonable excuse. The €100 penalty will apply to anyone who isn’t ‘ordinarily resident’ in the Republic. Gerard Crawford runs a petrol station in
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Donegal County Council is urging people in Donegal to make necessary preparations ahead of a potential severe weather event later this week. A weather warning is already in place for the entire country for low temperatures, frost and icy patches. The Council, however, says there is a possibility of a weather warning for snow/ice being
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Kosovar Sadiki is the latest player to re-sign for Finn Harps ahead of the 2021 season. The defender was a key player for the club last season, appearing 18 times in all competitions. Sadiki signed with the club on loan from Hibernians FC in January 2020. After being released by his parent club during the
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There’s been a very slight drop in the number of people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Donegal. A total of €144.6m will be paid out in PUP to over 481,000 people this week. 16,421 people in Donegal will receive the payment this week while 246 people in the county closed their PUP
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Gardaí say new cross-border travel fines will help them enforce Covid-19 restrictions. From today anyone who isn’t ‘ordinarily resident’ in the Republic can be fined 100 euro for non-essential travel. Each adult in a car will be issued with a fine, not just the driver. Donegal Garda and Vice-President of The Garda Representative Association, Brendan
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Donegal’s Caolán Irwin is set for a major step up the Motorcycle Racing ladder in 2021 as he progresses into the British Superstock 1000 Championship. Having had his best season to date in the Superstock 600 championship in 2020, Irwin will stay in the British Superbike paddock and continue with the Astro JJR team which
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12 additional Covid related deaths have been recorded in the North. 296 people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. 598 people are being treated in hospital for the disease in Northern Ireland, while there are 60 patients in ICU.
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A number of motorists have been caught speeding in the Buncrana area today. The Buncrana Roads Policing Unit detected vehicles exceeding the speed limit this morning in an 80kph zone. One motorist was detected travelling at 101kph and the other at 105kph. Gardai say fixed penalty notices will follow.
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Donegal County Council has launched a process to develop a regeneration strategy for Letterkenny town centre. Letterkenny 2040 is funded by the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund, a flagship initiative of Project Ireland 2040 and led by the Councils Regeneration and Development Team. The strategy aims to establish a compelling and ambitious vision for
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A 100 euro fine for anyone crossing the border into the Republic from the North is in effect from today. The new measures apply to people who are not residents of the Republic. Every adult in the car will be fined and not just the driver. Sarah who lives in Donegal and works
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People are being urged to have a rethink when buying a pet during the pandemic. While there’s been a big increase in people working from home or out of work, there’s also been a big uptake in dog ownership. But there’s concern that some may not have been put enough long term thought into
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People affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can avail of the opportunity to reinvent their livelihoods and careers as a result of the Údarás na Gaeltachta Apprenticeship Scholarship Scheme. Over 50 scholarships worth more than €2,000 each are available to assist people who wish to learn a trade or undertake a new career. The scheme
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A man is recovering from injuries sustained during a weekend incident in Inishowen. It’s understood that it happened at a house in Greencastle on Saturday. In a statement, Gardai say that they attended the scene and a man was taken from the premises to Letterkenny University Hospital be treated for non-life threatening injuries. Gardai
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Temperatures could reach as low as minus five in parts this week as the country is being hit with winds from Siberia. A significant snow event is expected later this week, with a weather advisory for cold weather currently in place by Met Eireann. The National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management has crisis
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Rents are said to be largely stable in Donegal, rising 0.4% in the final three months of 2020. According to the latest report by Daft.ie, the average listed rent in the county is now €665, up 37% from its lowest point. Rents in the three Ulster counties rose 1.7% year-on-year, reflecting a sharp fall
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The Donegal Education and Training Board is to benefit from funding of over a quarter of a million euro. The funding was secured as part of Budget 2021 to support community education for adult learners. The money will go towards providing the Donegal ETB with devices and software to improve their online learning capacity
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Gardai detected two motorists driving while under the influence in East Donegal over the weekend. Gardai attached to the Letterkenny Roads Policing Unit were carrying out a mandatory intoxicant testing checkpoint in the Lifford area on Saturday night. One arrest was drink driving and other for drug driving. Court appearances are to follow.
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Healthcare workers will start to get the first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine from today. It’s after the first 21,600 doses of the vaccine arrived in the country on Saturday, although 35,000 were promised by the end of this week. Meanwhile, GPs will start the roll-out of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines from
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Anyone crossing the border from the North without a reasonable excuse will be hit with a 100 euro fine from this morning. Every adult in a car will be subject to the charge, not just the driver. Over three and a half thousand people were fined in the Republic for non-essential travel, according to
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Restaurants are giving insurers a week to pay out on business interruption cover following a High Court ruling last week. The Restaurants’ Association’s legal team say the judgment secured against FBD on Friday applies to about a third of the policies they’ve reviewed. The lobby group says it has looked at around 600 of
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Local public health teams need to be reinforced before Covid-19 restrictions can be eased, according to an infectious disease expert. 12 more deaths were announced last night, while another 1,024 cases were detected – 47 of the new cases were in Donegal. In public hospitals last night there were 1,212 people with Covid-19 receiving
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A Government Minister has highlighted the responsibilities of dog owners and the vulnerability of sheep to dog attacks, particularly during lambing season. Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys has said dog attacks cause real and serious injury to sheep and can have a negative impact, both financially and emotionally, on the farmers
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Donegal Sports Partnership will host an autism in sport workshop in partnership with the Cara Centre on Wednesday, March 31st. The online workshop will provide attendees with an understanding of autism, focusing on the delivery of sport. “It will help participants to recognise and understand key areas of difference, as well as looking at practical
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1,024 more people have tested positive for Covid-19, and 12 more patients with the infection have died. The oldest was ninety years old — the youngest was sixty, all of them passing away in the last week. There were 380 new infections recorded today in Dublin, 70 in Meath and 63 in Cork. While 47
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Tributes have been paid to Donegal rally driver, Andrew Stewart following his death on Friday. Andrew, who as also known as Rocky was often spotted at rallies throughout the country and most regularly in his much loved Mitsubishi Evo. The Donegal Motorclub have paid tribute with the following statement; “Its with Great sadness that We
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Temperatures will drop to minus 4 in the days to come as a cold snap grips the country. Met Eireann says ‘brisk’ winds will also add to the freezing conditions, while snow and ice is also expected. A weather advisory’s currently in place and is to last until later in the week. While Donegal County
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Sligo Rovers have announced the signing of Colm Horgan from Derry City. The defender is the second player to swap Derry City for Sligo Rovers in the last few weeks, with Walter Figueira joining Liam Buckley’s side at the end of January. The 26 year old featured 11 times in the league for the Candystripes
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From tomorrow anyone travelling cross-border for a non-essential reason could be fined. Anyone not ordinarily resident in the Republic, travelling in the jurisdiction without a reasonable excuse may be liable to receive a fine of €100. Gardaí say they will continue to use the 4Es and, as a last resort, enforce. If enforcement is required,
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A driver was arrested at an Operation Fanacht checkpoint yesterday morning at Mc Groarys Brae, outside Ballybofey. The driver tested positive for cannabis and was also found to be in possession of a small amount, while a court appearance will now follow. Gardai say despite the level 5 travel restrictions and the multiple warnings in
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Funding has been allocated to the Donegal Gaeltacht for building renovations to be carried out at its Regional Offices in Gaoth Dobhair Business Park. €1.74m has been approved for enterprise building renovations in Donegal, Galway and Kerry. The works in Gaoth Dobhair will include the renovation and upgrading of a space for customers, the upgrading
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Ronan Curtis came off the bench to help earn his Portsmouth side a point against Plymouth on Saturday afternoon. The former Derry City player replaced Michael Jacobs on the hour mark but 22 minutes later he found his side 2-0 down, thanks to goals from Luke Jephcott. With four minutes remaining, Curtis, chased a defender
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Two men have been injured in a shooting in Derry. Both have been brought to hospital after they were shot in the legs in the Creggan area last night. The shooting happened at the Rinmore Drive area of Derry shortly after half past six yesterday evening. Two men were shot and received gunshot wounds to
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A number of large-scale Covid-19 vaccination centres are to be set up across the country as part of the rollout to over 70s. The first will be at DCU where around 120 smaller GP practices will come together to administer the Pfizer and Moderna jabs. Over 85s will be offered the vaccines from February 15th
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A Sinn Féin MP says the DUP’s campaign to scrap the Northern Ireland protocol has ‘no possibility of success’. The issue is set to be debated in the House of Commons, after the DUP yesterday secured 100,000 signatures in a petition. Some customs checks were suspended at Larne and Belfast ports earlier this week, after
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