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  A Pilot Scheme for Vernacular Structures is being rolled out in 2021 under which eligible owners in Donegal can apply for grants of up to €10,000. The Scheme will focus primarily on the conservation and enhancement of historic structures and buildings for the benefit of communities and the public. The Department of Housing, Local […]

All routes across Donegal are to be gritted from 4pm this afternoon. Motorists are advised to assume no road is ice free. Donegal gritting route index as follows: 06: Inishowen West 04: Inishowen South 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta

There have been a further 1,566 new cases of coronavirus in the North in the last 24 hours. Another 14 people have died after contracting the disease in Northern Ireland. Almost 5,700 people have tested positive for the virus in the last seven days.

A status yellow snow-ice warning has been issued for Donegal. The warning will be in place in 13 counties in the north-west and midlands along with the south and south-east. The warning will be in place from midnight tonight until 12 midday tomorrow.

Home Owners in the Rossnowlagh area are again being urged to check their oil tanks for leaks. Donegal County Council has previously confirmed that traces of what appears to be home heating oil have been detected seeping out from under the rock armour at the rear of Rossnowlagh beach. The Council says the detection of

A large tanker vessel has run aground in Greencastle. Just after 9.10am this morning the North’s Coast Guard received information from the Irish Coastguard that the ship was stuck close to the mouth of Lough Foyle. Contact was established with the master of the vessel this morning and no damage to the vessel or pollution

Letterkenny University Hospital is currently dealing with the second highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country. 30 patients are being treated for the virus at the hospital with 3 in the critical care unit. 23 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Donegal last evening, bringing to a total of 677 cases in the

Donegal ETB is to share in a €5.8m fund announced by Minister Simon Harris for community education under the Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage Fund. The Fund was secured as part of Budget 2021 to support community education for adult learners, who have the highest level of need. It aims to increase the participation of disadvantaged

The Government has announced a 100 million euro support scheme for the food processing sector. It says the industry is ‘uniquely exposed’ due to the Brexit trade deal. The scheme will be managed by Enterprise Ireland and is set to open to applications next month. Minister Charlie McConalogue says the scheme will assist food processors

The Department of Health has reported an additional 765 cases of Covid 19 and one further death. 23 cases were confirmed in Donegal this evening. 359 patients are in hospital with the disease around the country, which is an increase of 41 in the past day. While 30 of those people are in ICU, which

The A&E departments are currently coping with a large number of attendances in Derry and Enniskillen The Western Trust has said their Emergency Departments at Altnagelvin Hospital and the South West Acute Hospital are very busy today. They’ve urged those only to attend the Emergency Department if you require urgent medical or mental health assistance.

In the North there have been a further 20 Covid 19 related deaths. 1,634 people have tested positive in the last 48 hours in Northern Ireland. Health Minister Robin Swan’s urged strict adherence to restrictions in place this week, and throughout the remainder of the North’s six week lockdown. He’s warned a New Year’s Eve

A man in his 20s arrested as part of the investigation into the robbery of a shop on the Circular Road, Ballyboe, Glencar, yesterday has been charged. The robbery happened at a premises in the Glencar area around 9:40 on Sunday morning. It was reported that a man entered the premises armed with what was

744 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 — and the Chief Medical Officer’s warning “a large increase” in infections is on the way in the days ahead. Four more patients are confirmed to have died from the virus. 246 cases were in Dublin, 131 in Cork and 51 in Limerick — with 40 in

Gardaí are investigating the robbery of a premises on the Circular Road, Ballyboe, Glencar, County Donegal, that occurred at approximately 9:40am on Sunday, 27th December, 2020. It’s reported that a man entered this premises armed with what appeared to be a gun and threatened staff before fleeing the scene on foot with a sum of

A Donegal Bingo player turned a small punt into a four-figure sum in the space of a couple of minutes. The anonymous punter took a punt in a BoyleSports shop in the county today in the hope that their six bingo numbers were called out in store. A jackpot of €100,000 was up for grabs

Gardai have arrested a driver who was driving whilst disqualified. Letterkenny Gardaí discovered that a driver was disqualified from driving last night with the aid of the mobility app. Gardai say the driver was arrested, charged and now faces a Court appearance, whilst they have urged drivers not to take risks when it comes to

Animals in Need Donegal this morning received a call that a golden retriever dog had drowned in Donegal Bay. The organisation said the Dog was laying in an inaccessible area and extra help was needed from the sea direction and a volunteer. It later transpired that what was believed to be a dog was a

Eight counties are under a status yellow snow and ice warning. The alert for Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Longford, Louth, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo is in place until 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. Met Eireann says wintry showers are expected, with some accumulations of snow possible. Meanwhile, a wind warning for Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork

922 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Republic this evening, with eight more deaths. There have now been 83,073 confirmed cases since the pandemic began, with 2,192 Covid related deaths. 38 of the new cases are in Donegal, which now has a 14 day incidence rate of 324.1 cases per 100,000 people,

Police in Coleraine say they are dealing with four incidents after the discovery of suspicious objects. Local diversions are in place, and a number of people have been evacuated from their homes. Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald told the BBC those responsible have nothing to offer local people apart from disruption and inconvenience.

  Letterkenny University Hospital continues to be very busy approaching the Christmas break. Management have confirmed that high attendances in the Emergency Department and patients with COVID-19 being treated in the hospital are the main contributing factors. In a statement Hospital Manager Sean Murphy says that although the number of patients with COVID-19 in the

  Northern Ireland has confirmed its first case of the coronavirus variant that was initially detected in southern England. Health Minister Robin Swann says he’d been expecting the news. His officials believe it’s been in circulation at a low level in the community for several weeks.