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A Midlands North West MEP is calling on the government to ensure it secures a sizeable chunk of the EU Brexit adjustment fund. Chris MacManus says Irish fishing industries will be hugely impacted by the EU-UK Trade deal. He’s arguing the Government needs to be properly compensated from the €5bn fund that’s been set up […]

Another status yellow low temperature/ ice weather warning has been issued for the entire country. Met Éireann is warning of hazardous icy conditions in places with a widespread severe frost and pockets of freezing fog. The warning will come into effect from 5pm this evening and remain in place until 12 noon tomorrow. Improved conditions

An intoxicated and uninsured motorist attempted to evade police close to the Donegal border overnight.  Police were carrying out a vehicle check point on Castlefinn Road, Castlederg last night when they observed a Suzuki Grand Vitara turning sharply from them and driving into what was a dead end. Police followed the vehicle and observed a

  A significant number of homes and businesses have been hit by a water outage in North Inishowen. Irish Water and Donegal County Council are currently undertaking emergency repair works to the burst water main which is affecting Carndonagh and surrounding areas Repair crews are on site and are in the process of repairing the

  Four Donegal projects are to share €400,000 under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme.  The funding will assist towns and villages to implement measures that can help them to respond to the challenges associated with COVID-19. Funding for projects in Donegal include: Ardara: The installation of a canopy along the Riverside Walk; a Masterplan

  More than 23,000 people have signed a petition calling for predicted grades to be an option for Leaving Cert students this year. Those behind the call say students shouldn’t be expected to sit a normal exam when nothing about this year has been normal. They say predictive grades should be issued in the spring

  Police are keen to speak to a dog walker who may have crossed paths with missing Strabane woman Marian O’Neill on Monday morning at approximately 10am. Police say that would have occurred along the bottom of a field which would be adjacent to the Strabane Golf Course which runs along side the river. Marian

  As expected, there’s been a huge increase in the 14 day incidence rate across electoral areas in Donegal. Latest figures up to January 4th show that in the Milford and Letterkenny areas, the rate of infection per 100,000 people has more than trebled, when compared to figures up to December 28th. Letterkenny has the

Another 6,521 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland. Another 10 people have also died with the virus. In Donegal, 187 additional cases have been reported. The 14 day incidence rate in the county currently stands at 1145.2 per 100,000 people. The number of people in hospital with coronavirus has

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is warning staffing levels across the health service are in freefall due to covid-19. It says staff rosters have been “decimated” by virus-related absences, surging patient numbers, and a lack of childcare for frontline staff. Today marked the first time since the start of the pandemic that more than

Teachers belonging to the ASTI have been told by the union not to co-operate with plans to teach Leaving Cert students in class from next week. The Government announced yesterday that sixth years are to attend school three days a week from next Monday. However, the ASTI says members should not cooperate with this instruction

Police in Strabane say they are keen to speak to a dog walker who may have crossed paths with missing woman Marian O’Neill on Monday morning. The 55 year old was last seen near the footbridge in the Ballycolman area of Strabane shortly after 9am on Monday morning wearing a red jacket, dark trousers and

There have been a further 17 Covid related deaths in the North. 1,410 people tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours. 569 patients are being treated in hospitals in Northern Ireland. 44 patients are in ICU with 32 people on ventilators.

Gardaí are appealing for information following a suspected arson at a business premises in Dungloe overnight. The incident occurred between 12.30am and 1.10am at a premises in Dungloe Business Park. Gardai are investigating if the fire was started maliciously, and are appealing to anyone who may have been in the vicinity of the business park

    A status yellow low temperature warning has been issued for the country again tonight. It will come into effect from 5pm, and run until 11am tomorrow morning. Met Eireann is forecasting temperatures to reach as low as minus four in parts with ice to form on untreated surfaces

  Donegal County Council is restricting access to a number of beach car parks and beaches following consultation with relevant state agencies. Gardai in the county will be assisting with the beach restrictions. In a statement, the Council says that the move is part of on-going efforts to ensure compliance with public health guidelines during

A total of forty Gardai in the North West are out of work after either contracting Covid-19 or having been identified as close contacts. Figures in today’s Irish Independent show that there are hundreds of members nationwide restricting their movements. The data shows there are over 70 members of the force in Louth out of

  Two boys have been injured in a quad bike crash in west Donegal.  The quad bike overturned on the beach at Keadue Strand, Burtonport yesterday evening at approximately 4.45p.m. Both boys aged 17 and 12 years of age were removed to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment to injuries which are considered non-life threatening. Investigations

  A man has been injured in an overnight shooting in Derry.  Detectives are appealing for information following the incident which happened in the Southway area of the city. A man in his 30s was shot in the leg shortly before 7:30pm and he has since been taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries.

The Covid-19 vaccine has been rolled out today at Letterkenny Univeristy Hospital. Lorraine Guthrie, Clinical Nurse Manager was the first staff member to receive the jab. She received the vaccine from her nursing colleague Virginia Murray.

Bed availability at Letterkenny University Hospital is under pressure as the hospital is extremely busy this evening. In a statement, Saolta says they regret that patients are currently experiencing long waiting times to be admitted from the Emergency Department to an acute bed in the hospital. People are reminded to attend the ED only in

Garda Covid-19 checkpoints will return from 7am tomorrow morning. An Garda Síochána is to introduce a range of additional measures to support the policing of level 5 restrictions. Additional Gardaí will be deployed to the frontline along with 70 Garda trainees and 60 Garda reserves. Deputy Garda Commissioner John Twomey says they are well resourced

A further 231 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Donegal this evening. 17 more Covid related deaths have been reported along with another record high of 7,836 cases of the virus. The 14 day incidence rate of the virus in Donegal has increased yet again, to 1052.8 cases per 100,000 people.

Gardai in Donegal are warning motorists to slow down as road conditions are set to deteriorate tonight. It’s after the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit caught a motorist travelling at 110 KPH in an 80 KPH zone this evening. Gardai say road conditions are poor and were showing 0 to -2 degrees in the particular area