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  Over 25,000 people have now received the Covid-19 vaccine in Northern Ireland. They include over 17,400 care home residents and staff, with a 75 per cent uptake so far. Nearly 7,700 health and social care staff have also received the Pfizer Bio N Tech vaccine. The North’s health minister, Robin Swann, says the vaccination […]

A 36 year old man has been remanded in custody after being charged with the murder of Strabane man Michael Barr. The 35 year old father of five was shot dead in in a Dublin pub as part of the Hutch/Kinahan feud. In April 2016 two gunmen entered the Sunset House Pub in Dublin’s north

  Another 787 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, and there are a further 21 deaths. 12 people died with the virus in the past 24 hours, but there was a delay in reporting the other nine deaths. Hospitals in the North are operating at 100 per cent capacity. 451 people are

  EU countries are making contingency plans in the event a Brexit trade deal is agreed today. Reuters news agency is reporting the European Commission told diplomats that member states should be ready to meet tomorrow, should an agreement be reached. Efforts to break the deadlock in post Brexit trade talks between the EU and

    Minister For Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has tested positive for Covid-19. A spokesperson for the Donegal Minister has confirmed that he has no symptoms and he is self-isolating. All ministers are now restricting their movements while they wait to be tested. It comes as the government has urged people to reconsider their Christmas plans

239 people with Covid-19 are being treated in Irish hospitals this morning. It’s a slight increase on yesterday’s total and shows a 20 percent increase on last week’s total. As of last night, there were 31 people with Covid 19 being treated at Letterkenny University Hospital, none of them in ICU. Last night there were

Donegal County Council says emergency measures undertaken by the developer of Meenbog wind farm, in order to stabilise the peat slide that impacted the Mourne Beg River, are substantially complete. The peat slide took place on the 12th and 13th of November The council says these measures, which reduce the risk of further peat slides

The NoWDOC service has published it’s operating arrangements for the Christmas and New Year period. The four Donegal centres in Letterkenny, Carndonagh, Mountcharles, and Derrybeg will operate from 6pm on Christmas Eve until 8am on Tuesday December 29th. The service will operate as usual on the evenings of Tuesday the 29th and Wednesday the 30th

  Gardaí investigating the murder of Strabane native Michael Barr at the Sunset House pub in Dublin on April 25th 2016 have arrested and charged a man in his 30s. The man is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice this morning. He is the fourth person to be charged in connection with

Donegal County Council and the Donegal Diaspora project are backing a government initiative to reach out to Irish people abroad over the Christmas period. Traditionally, over 750,000 people return to Ireland from abroad for the festive season, but that will not be possible this year. Instead, people are being asked to connect through the “to

970 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Republic this evening, with 13 more deaths. There have now been 81,228 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, with 2,171 Covid related deaths. 50 of the new cases are in Donegal, which now has a 14 day incidence rate of 290.8 cases per 100,000 people,

16 more Covid related deaths have been reported north of the border today, along with 439 new cases. Nearly 2,800 people were tested in the space of 24 hours, with a 16 per cent positivity rate. Of the deaths reported in Northern Ireland today, 12 took place this week.

The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland (IBI), the organisation representing Ireland’s independent radio stations has welcomed an announcement this week by Minister Catherine Martin that an additional €2.5 million in funding for the sector is to be provided early next year through the Sound and Vision Scheme administered by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Acknowledging the

A teen who had been missing from Dundalk in County Louth has been located safe and well. Gardaí had sought the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of Samantha Conroy Ward, who is known to visit the Donegal area. This afternoon, they confirmed she has now been found.

  Cabinet has approved new Covid-19 restrictions to take effect from Christmas Eve. While Christmas isn’t being cancelled, activity will be severely limited once again. From 3pm on Christmas Eve restaurants and pubs that serve food will have to close. Hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, cinemas and galleries will also have to shut on the 24th. From

  An investigation is underway into an early morning burglary in Letterkenny. The incident happened at a restaurant on Lower Main Street at around 5.30am this morning. A side window of the property was smashed and a sum of cash was taken from the till. It is believed from enquiries at this early stage that

  The nativity crib in the heart of Letterkenny has been vandalised in a weekend attack. The crib, located at Market Square was damaged on Saturday night 11.30pm with the the side pane of Perspex glass was smashed in. CCTV has been viewed and the incident has been caught on camera. Gardai are investigating the

  Police are appealing for information following a report of arson at a house in the Glenview area of Derry overnight. At around 10:30 pm, it was reported that a door at a house in the area was on fire. It is believed that a flammable liquid was poured on the door before being set

  Gardai have appealed over information over a weekend crash in Inishowen. The collision happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. Gardai in Buncrana are investigating the crash which happened in the area of Skeoge, Burnfoot between 00.50am and 1am on Saturday morning. Gardaí were alerted to the fact that a car was on

  Gardai in Donegal confirmed that Revenue scams have started doing the rounds again. They are advising the public and businesses to be on the alert. Gardai are reminding people to never give out your credit/debit card, bank account, or PPS Number to anyone who make unsolicited contact with you whether by phone or email.

  Údarás na Gaeltachta has approved over €7.4m in vital COVID-19 supports to assist Gaeltacht businesses still dealing with the challenges created by the pandemic. To date over 435 Gaeltacht companies have benefited from the various schemes to ensure that they have the appropriate advice and plan in place to address difficulties, to ensure cash

  Gardai have confirmed that they have issued their first Closure Order on a Licensed Premises in the North West region as it relates to not adhering to public health advice. Despite repeated engagement by local Gardaí with the licensee, Gardaí continued to observe breaches of Covid-19 regulations including persistent non-compliance with requirement to serve

  As much of Europe bans UK arrivals over concerns about Covid 19 – efforts are underway here to bring stranded Irish residents home. Consular flights have been arranged for this evening and ferry access is also being arranged. Due to public health concerns – these travel arrangements are not available to people living in

  Restaurants and gastro pubs will be told to close on Christmas Eve under plans going to cabinet this morning. The ban on flights from the UK is also being extended until the end of the year. It comes as Ministers have been warned Level 5 restrictions will be needed after Christmas. Last night the