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Taoiseach Micheál Martin is restricting his movements pending the results of a COVID test. He was in contact with French President Emmanuel Macron at the European Council last week. President Macron has tested positive for COVID-19 – and the Taoiseach is restricting his movements as a precaution. Micheál Martin has had a rapid test with

    The Donegal Education and Training Board saw its highest ever students numbers in 2019, with over 29,000 students attending its schools, Further Education and Training Service, Gartan Outdoor Education and Training Centre and Donegal Music Education Partnership. The ETB has published its 2019 Annual Report today, outlining the vast range of services and

  NPHET meet this morning to discuss the spread of Covid-19, which has been described as “troubling”. Chief medical officer Tony Holohan says the country is in a ‘precarious situation’ as the virus is going in the ‘wrong direction’. It’s after 431 new cases were confirmed last night, as well as six more deaths –

There has been a further 431 cases of Covid-19 and 6 additional deaths. 134 of the new cases are in Dublin, 53 in Donegal, 25 in Cavan, 24 in Louth and 22 in Mayo. The 14-day incidence rate is now 88 per 100,000, up from 85 yesterday. The rate of infection in Donegal is now

A man is to appear before a sitting of Carrick-on-Shannon District Court today charged in connection with a series of road traffic offences which occurred following a burglary in Letterkenny yesterday morning. Gardaí arrested four individuals in connection with a burglary, which occurred at a filling station in Tullygay, New Mills, Letterkenny shortly after 3am

The family of one of the four soldiers killed in the Hyde Park bombing in July 1982 has been awarded £715,000 in damages. The ruling followed a civil case brought against Donegal man John Downey, who a High Court judge ruled last year was an active participant in the bombing. The court awarded the sum

There’s been a slight rise in the number of covid-19 clusters recorded in the Republic. The HSE was notified of 410 outbreaks in the week to December 12th, which is 58 more than the previous week. Private homes remain the setting with the greatest number of clusters, with 328 family outbreaks noted last week. Nine

There have been a further 8 Covid related deaths in the North and 510 new cases. It brings the death toll in Northern Ireland to 1,143. The total number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus now stands at 59,631, since the start of the pandemic.

Animals in Need based in Donegal Town are to receive €28,000 in funding announced by Minister Charlie McConalogue for animal welfare organisations throughout the country involved in protecting animals. €3.2 million is been allocated to to 101 organisations across the country. The Minister McConalogue says he is confident the support will make a great difference

The HSE has announced that the new contract for the helicopter service to Tory Island has been awarded to Executive Helicopters Maintenance Ltd. A long standing arrangement has been in place to provide a helicopter service for transporting the GP, Public Health Nurse and other HSE primary care staff to the island for planned healthcare

  Illegal drugs destined for Donegal have been seized at a mail centre in Dublin. As a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Sam, Revenue officers at Dublin Mail Centre seized a total of 3.6kgs of herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €72,300 yesterday. The illegal drugs were discovered

  Four people remain in custody this morning following an attempted burglary in Letterkenny and subsequent Garda chase yesterday. The two men and two women are being held in connection with the attempted burglary at Kernans filling station at Tullygay at around 3.20am yesterday morning. Searches were then carried out in the Glenties area after

  Patients were treated in the car park of the largest hospital in Co Antrim yesterday because of the pressure of the pandemic. It and the neighbouring Causeway hospital in Coleraine treated a record number of in-patients with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Yesterday he Northern Trust hospital group had admitted a record 126

  Derry City and Strabane District Council has launched a COVID Reassurance Mark which aims to support local businesses and re-instill confidence among people to return to town centres and support the local economy. The scheme is part of the Council’s ongoing economic recovery and revitalisation plans. Businesses across the Derry City and Strabane District

  British MPs are expected to push back their Christmas break to debate a possible Brexit deal. The Telegraph in the UK is reporting there could be a sitting at the House of Commons on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week and then return on Friday if needed. The paper says Ministers there have ruled

8 more people have died as a result of Covid-19 and 329 new cases of the virus have been confirmed. 34 additional cases have been identified in Donegal. The 14 day incidence rate in Donegal is 236.8 per 100,000 of the population.

The new Covid-19 variant discovered in Britain has NOT been detected in Ireland, according to a NPHET expert. Dr Cillian De Gascun says that’s based on all available data. He’s also the director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory. 1,000 cases of the fast-spreading variant of the virus have been detected in the UK.

There are 486 new cases of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, and another six deaths. Nearly 3,000 people were tested in a one-day period, with a 16 per cent positivity rate. Three of the deaths reported today took place in the past 24 hours, while the other three did not. 444 people are in hospital with

Four people have been arrested in Donegal Town in connection with an early morning burglary in Letterkenny following a Garda chase. Searches were being carried out in the Glenties area earlier today after a car believed to have been involved in the burglary was found crashed in the area. Shortly after 1pm this afternoon, after

Gardai have reissued an appeal for information in relation to an incident of sexual assault. The incident is alleged to have occurred in the Glenview area of Ballybofey at around 8:30pm on Saturday night October 17th. Gardai are appealing to anyone who was in the area of the Donegal Road in Ballybofey or in the