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555 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. Another seven people have also died with the virus. 446 people are in hospital with the disease in the North, with 30 in intensive care. 96 per cent of hospital beds are occupied, which is down from 105 per cent

360,000 euro worth of cannabis and a shotgun have been seized in Sligo and Leitrim. It’s after gardai stopped a car for road traffic breaches in Sligo town yesterday afternoon at 4.15pm. This led to the discovery of 350,000 euro worth of cannabis, located in a number of packages. In a follow-up search in Manorhamilton,

  A man was rescued from the Erne Estuary after his boat ran aground on rocks yesterday afternoon. He was rescued by volunteers from Bundoran RNLI with assistance from officers from Inland Fisheries Ireland. The first call for help came from the man on the boat who had placed an emergency call to the Irish

    Donegal County Council and the Office of Public Works are progressing the preliminary investigation and design stage of the Glenties Flood Relief Scheme. A detailed assessment of flood risk in the town based on present day and future scenarios is to be undertaken. Topographical surveys of watercourses, adjacent lands and property thresholds of

  The number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 at Letterkenny University Hospital has increased to 32. The figure is up from 26 over the previous two days. The latest data from the HSE show that one patient with Covid-19 is receiving critical care while another suspected case of the virus is also in ICU. Donegal’s

    North Inishowen is the cheapest place to rent in the country. The latest Residential Tenancies Board Index shows the average rent in Donegal currently stands at €618, a slight increase on the same period last year. The data shows that the North Inishowen had the lowest rent in the country at 498 euro

  Three people who were arrested on Thursday last by Donegal Gardaí and were released from Garda custody on Saturday night. They had been arrested for offences contrary to Section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010 and offences relating to Section 72 of Criminal Justice Act 2006. They had

  Three men arrested by police investigating the assault of a woman at house in Derry have been released on bail pending further enquiries. The incident happened in the Corrib Court area in the early hours of yesterday morning. The woman answered a knock on the front door of the property and was confronted by

  A motorist has been arrested in Derry after a quantity of drugs were found in his car. Police from Ballyarnett Neighbourhood Team were carrying out a routine traffic stop and when with the male it became apparent he was acting unusual. A search of the vehicle ensued with suspected drugs being found. The male

  No decision was made by the Northern Ireland executive last night on whether travel from Britain should be banned. It’s expected discussions between the parties will continue later today. Meanwhile, it did agree to reduce the five-day Christmas relaxation to just one day – December the 25th. A six week lockdown will come into

764 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the Republic and four more patients have died. It’s the largest number of new infections confirmed here in over six weeks. The Chief Medical Officer says the infection rate among those aged 19-44 has doubled in the last nine days. Dr Tony Holohan is urging anyone

The Government will impose a suspension on almost all travel from Britain following fears over the spread of a new, faster spreading, strain of Covid-19 that UK doctors say is up to 70% more infectious. The move was agreed by the three coalition party leaders during discussions this afternoon while an announcement will be made

The government’s considering introducing new travel restrictions from Britain due to fears over a newly discovered strain of coronavirus. Speaking on RTE, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says there will be an announcement on potential restrictions later today. The variant’s emergence has prompted the UK government to introduce strict new restrictions in London and south east

Gardai say the Buncrana Roads Policing Unit were out on checkpoint duty over the weekend in an effort to detect any road traffic offences with an emphasis on the detection of drink or drug drivers. Gardai say a couple of cars were seized as a result of having no insurance or NCT. There were no

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following the report of an assault on a woman at a house in the Corrib Court area of Derry in the early hours of this morning. The woman answered a knock on the front door of the property and was confronted by a number of men, three of

The Bishop of Raphoe has published his Christmas Pastoral Letter, with the impact of Covid-19 featuring prominently. Writing on the theme “Christ is at the heart of Christmas”, Bishop Alan Mc Guckian reflects on the fact that the Holy Family were refugees, and the importance of support within the community. In the letter, Bishop Alan

Irish paramedics are heading across the border this weekend to help their Northern Ireland colleagues. It comes as the North’s health service comes under severe pressure, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has confirmed help will be provided, but says services here will not be affected. Queues of ambulances could be seen this

582 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Republic this evening, with six more deaths. There have now been 78,254 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, with 2,149 Covid related deaths. 14 of the new cases are in Donegal, which now has a 14 day incidence rate of 244.4 cases per 100,000 people,

Another 12 people have died with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, and there are 510 new cases. 11 of the deaths took place in the past 24 hours. Hospitals are operating at 102 per cent capacity, with 445 people in hospital with coronavirus and 31 in intensive care. A six-week lockdown will begin in the North