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16 people were fined yesterday for organising or attending house parties. It comes as more than 2,400 fines for non-essential travel have been issued so far. Gardai are warning they now have the power to issue fines to people hosting or attending a house party. Yesterday 16 people were hit with the penalty as they […]

A yellow weather warning for very unsettled weather comes into force tonight at 10 o’clock. Wet and windy conditions bringing a risk of localised flooding is expected. It will be cold also with wintry falls of snow and icy conditions. The warning will remain in place until 11pm on Sunday.

A further 22 Covid related deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland. 669 people have tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. 745 people are being treated in hospital with the disease in the North, while there are 67 patients in ICU.

A case of Bird Flu has been confirmed in Donegal. The Department of Agriculture says a confirmed case of Avian Influenza was confirmed in a whooper swan discovered in the Redcastle area on Wednesday. To date, there have been 26 cases of wild birds with Bird Flu, in 24 separate events in Ireland since early

The Agriculture Minister has issued a call for proposals for Agri-Food Tourism Initiatives under the 2021 Rural Innovation and Development Fund. The fund allows rural Ireland to showcase its people, landscape, history and culture through agricultural produce, food and drink and local cuisine. Funding under this scheme allows rural businesses, including farmers, producers and artisans,

    To mark the Fifteen-Hundredth anniversary of Colmcille, Donegal County Council along with Derry City & Strabane District Council are coordinating a programme for the year which includes a community grants scheme. As part of the Colmcille 1500 Commemorations grants of €2,000 or £1,800 are available for projects that primarily take place within the

  The number of people with Covid-19 at Letterkenny University Hospital has dropped further. As of last night, there were 75 patients with the virus being treated on site, down from the previous figure of 83. Meanwhile, the testing of close contacts resumes today after the practice was suspended due to the large number of

  There’s been a significant reduction in the 14 day Covid incidence rate across all Local Electoral areas of Donegal. Most Local Electoral Area’s in the county are now below the national average of 721.1 cases per 100,000 people. Figures covering the 14 days up to January 25th show the rate of infection in North

Another 47 people have died with Covid-19 in the Republic, and there are 1,466 new cases, 63 in Donegal. There are 1,567 people in hospital with the virus, which includes 216 in intensive care. The 14 day incidence rate of the virus in Donegal remains below the national average, standing at 599.9 cases per 100,000

Two people have been arrested in Derry and £80,000 worth of drugs and a substantial sum of money seized during an operation investigating suspected drugs activity linked to the INLA. Four searches were conducted by the Paramilitary Crime Task Force at addresses and premises across the city yesterday, during which two vehicles, one of which

The family of Tobias Molloy who was shot dead by a British soldier on the Lifford Road, Strabane in 1972, have requested a fresh inquest into his death from the Attorney General of Ireland. The 18 year old, was struck by a rubber bullet at the ‘Camel’s Hump’ checkpoint and was taken to Lifford Hospital

There have been an additional 13 Covid-19 related deaths in the North. 592 people have tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours in Northern Ireland. 768 patients with Covid are being treated in hospitals with the disease there, with 67 patients in ICU.

As part of the Government’s KEEP WELL Campaign, Donegal County Council Arts Service and the Donegal Age Friendly Programme is seeking to recruit a panel of experienced musicians, singers and entertainers to provide a series of music, song and dance performances for residents of the county’s long stay Care Homes, over the coming months. The

  A County Tyrone man, who allegedly rammed a garda car and allegedly assaulted a Garda causing harm in a high speed chase in south Donegal has been remanded in custody for DPP directions at Sligo District Court. 31-year-old Duane Farry with addresses at Ashfield Gardens and Mountstewart Road Fintona, appeared via video link at

  Over 1,150 new websites were registered in Donegal last year. In total, Donegal businesses, services, and community groups registered 1,153 new .ie domains in 2020. The number represents a 36% increase on 2019. The big jump is said to be down to the county mobilising online in response to the pandemic.

  The owners of Inch Castle have issued an urgent appeal on public safety grounds for people not to trespass on the site. The historic landmark is privately owned by the Doherty family, so unauthorised visitors are trespassing. In a statement, the Doherty family say that there is a serious risk of injury, as the

The number of people with Covid-19 being treated at Letterkenny University Hospital has dropped further. As of last night there were 83 patients with the virus on site, a fall of 14 on the previous figure of 97. Meanwhile, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar told his Fine Gael parliamentary party colleagues last night that Ireland could return

Three walkers have been rescued after becoming disorientated on Muckish Mountain. The alarm was raised shortly after 4pm yesterday evening after the walkers got into difficulty on the way down the mountain. Weather conditions were said to be poor with visibility down to 5m. Donegal Mountain Rescue were tasked to the scene and the walkers

  The Irish Tourism Confederation is calling for the government’s Stay and Spend scheme to be overhauled in time for summer. It claims the scheme is too narrow, cumbersome and off-putting for many. Speaking to the Irish Examiner, its Chief Executive Eoghan O’ Mara Walsh says a simpler voucher scheme to stimulate domestic tourism could

A further 54 Covid related deaths have been confirmed this evening along with 1,335 additional cases. 48 cases were confirmed in Donegal. 1,670 patients are being treated in hospital for the virus, of which 217 are in ICU. The 14-day incidence rate nationally is 674 cases per 100,000 people. The Chief Medical Officer says the

All health and social care staff in Northern Ireland are getting a once-off payment of 500 pounds. It’s in recognition of their work during the Covid-19 pandemic. All qualifying students, who have been on a clinical placement since last October, will get a once-off payment of 2,000 pounds.

A status yellow rain warning has been issued for a number of countries in the North and West. Heavy rain and localised flooding is expected in Donegal, Meath, Westmeath, Louth, Monaghan, Cavan, Longford and all of Connacht. The warning will remain in place until 6am tomorrow morning.

16 additional Covid related deaths have been reported in the north. 527 people have tested positive for Covid 19 in the last 24 hours in Northern Ireland. There are 775 patients being treated in hospital for the coronavirus, with 68 people in ICU with the disease.