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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

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.

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.

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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

  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.

  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

  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

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

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

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,

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

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

Temperatures are to plummet this weekend as a cold snap hits the country. A national weather advisory will take effect at 6am tomorrow and continue until Wednesday. Showers of sleet or snow will affect eastern counties, with sharp or severe frosts and icy patches also expected.

The Donegal Library Service has announced its Doorstep Delivery Service will continue throughout the coming months. The service was launched in November last year with libraries currently closed under Level 5 restrictions. The Doorstep Delivery Service is free to everyone and you don’t need to be an existing library member to avail of the service.

A further 35 Covid related deaths have been reported this evening. 1,047 new cases have also been confirmed, 45 of them in Donegal. The 14 day incidence rate in Donegal currently stands at 345.5 cases per 100,000 people. 1,221 people are being treated in hospital for the virus, 181 patients are in ICU.

Two distinct possibilities for how this year’s Leaving Cert will be run have been identified by the Department of Education. Minister Norma Foley has called on education stakeholders to take part in more discussions on what the exams will look like. Weeks of talks on this year’s Leaving Cert has led to an invitation to

A yellow weather warning has been issued for the entire country Donegal warning of low temperatures with sharp, severe frosts from Sunday evening. The warning comes into force at 6am on Sunday morning and will remain in place until 6pm on Wednesday evening. Icy patches and showers of sleet or snow in the East of

More than 300,000 vaccines have been administered in Northern Ireland. That’s made up of over 275,000 first doses and more than 26,000 second doses. It comes as another 16 deaths have been reported in the North. 506 people tested positive for the virus there in the last 24 hours.

Four community education projects in Donegal have received funding under the €5.8m Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage Fund. Dunfanaghy Community and Family Centre, Donegal Traveller Project, Clonmany Parish Resources Ltd and Cairde Le Ceile CLG are among those in receipt of funding. The fund was launched in October 2020 by Minister for Further and Higher Education,

Gardai will be able to fine people making non-essential cross-border trips from Monday. Ahead of the weekend, members of the force are urging people to stay within their 5km. From 7am on Monday Gardai will be able to fine anyone travelling from the north into the republic for a non-essential reason. It means any residents