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    Online shopping from the UK is going to cost more from January. Revenue has warned there will be a significant increase on purchases over 150 euro due to VAT and customs charges. Smaller purchases will be hit by some costs unless someone spends less than 22 euro. Doireann Sweeney, from the Competition and

Details on how the protocol will be implemented to avoid a hard Irish border after Brexit have been revealed by the British government. It’s after agreement was reached between the EU and UK yesterday. It covers things like border checks, supply of medicines and deliveries of chilled meats to supermarkets. British Cabinet Office minister Michael

So far this year, 136 people have lost their lives on Irish roads, 10 of them in Donegal. Today, the Donegal Road Safety Working Group launched its annual Christmas campaign with the theme “You Can’t Turn Back Time”. A video has been released exploring the moment a Garda knocks on a door after a fatal

“Very weak, but glad to be alive”. The words of 41 year old Lisa Dillon, who is recovering from a very serious case of Covid-19, which saw her spend a number of days on a ventilator at Letterkenny University Hospital, as her family and friends prayed for her survival. As Lisa’s life hung in the

The Public Expenditure Minister says a government review into pay for student nurses will be completed by the end of this month. There’s been criticism after the government voted down a motion which would’ve reinstated payments for student nurses and midwives during the pandemic. Minister Michael McGrath is promising a swift response when the review

There are calls for travel rules to be relaxed for people arriving in Ireland from “red listed” countries. It’s expected to be among the recommendations in a new report out today from the Oireachtas Transport Committee. The suggested change would mean people from red listed countries wouldn’t have to self-isolate if they’ve tested negative for

An infectious disease expert says it could be the end of 2021 before we’re back to the ‘old normal.’ It’s after 215 more cases of Covid 19 were confirmed in the latest figures, with one further death. Ireland’s national 14 day incidence rate per 100-thousand people is now 80.2. Donegal continues to be almost three

Údaras na Gaeltachta is to provide €50,000 in funding for the Bád Eddie campaign. A local committee was established about a year ago, with the aim of placing a replica sculpture at the site of Bád Eddie on Machaire Clochair strand. Cllr John Sheamais Ó Fearraigh, who is also a member of the Údaras board,

Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Brussels tonight to try and keep talks on a post-Brexit trade deal alive. Yesterday the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier described the chances of an agreement as “very slim”. That was despite a breakthrough on an inspections regime for goods crossing between Britain and Northern

  The Government is being urged to use opportunities presented by the economic recovery to enhance the quality of life of the North West’s regional economy. There’s concern that while the pandemic has had an impact on the region, other issues such as Brexit, climate change and funding deficits in our higher education sector were

  There are calls on Donegal County Council to establish a water tanker in Gaoth Dobhair. West Donegal has been the scene of numerous gorse fires in the recent past and its thought that the area needs extra resources on standby should future similar events occur. There had been previous calls on the Council to

  The Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council is urging the Department of Education to be ‘generous’ with the landowners of the proposed new site for the three school campus in Buncrana. The public advertisement for the site was published this week and follows recent confirmation by the Education Minister that a compulsory purchase process has

    Sinn Féin has progressed legislation through the Dáil that will provide for a statutory entitlement to domestic violence paid leave. The legislation is set to be debated in the Dáil this week and is said to come at a time when services which provide support for victims of domestic violence in Donegal have

  A 90 year old Irish grandmother has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Bio-N-tech Covid-19 vaccine. Margaret Keenan, who’s from Enniskillen, had the injection at University Hospital Coventry at around 6.30 this morning. Afterwards she said she felt ‘good’ – and has this message for anyone with doubts about

  The Chief Medical Officer says it’s unlikely we’ll avoid a significant surge of Covid-19 in early January. Public health officials don’t believe daily case numbers will fall any further this side of Christmas. The 7 day incidence rate increased by 13 per cent over the course of the last week, with 242 new cases

  The wife and mother of three Bundoran RNLI crew members are asking Donegal people to support the charity’s annual Christmas Appeal after volunteers faced an unprecedented year due to the pandemic. The RNLI has seen a drop in income in 2020 as traditional fundraising activities had to be cancelled. This was despite the lifesaving

  Inishowen has welcomed a Local Area Gift Card with the VillagePod App for the Loving Local/Shop Local campaign. VillagePod, an online platform that helps local communities was recently launch with 25 local retailers on board. VillagePod has been introduced with the support of the Inishowen Partnership, in conjunction with the Lighthouse Project and their

  The British Prime Minister and European Commission President will meet in Brussels in the coming days to try and end the Brexit deadlock. Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen failed to reach an agreement on the phone yesterday. Significant differences remain on fisheries, competition and the policing of a deal. Dublin MEP, Frances

There have been a further 242 Covid-19 cases and no new deaths. 76 of the latest cases are in Dublin, 27 in Donegal, 22 in Kilkenny, 16 in Galway and 14 in Louth. The 14 day incidence rate per 100,000 people is now 80.4 – down from 89.2 this day last week. But Chief Medical

The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen have been speaking by phone this afternoon. It comes as Wednesday has been set as a deadline by the EU to reach a Brexit deal. Despite ongoing negotiations over the weekend the two main stumbling blocks remain the same. The EU

    Donegal County Council and Derry City & Strabane District Council are working in close partnership and have many joint projects and events planned to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of St Colmcille’s birth. The programme which is being officially launched today, has been developed based on extensive consultation undertaken with a number of relevant

  A Donegal Deputy is calling for survivors’ access to the remaining commission reports on Mother and Baby Homes. The Government is being urged to provide the details of the sixth interim report of the Commission of Investigation and the final report to the former residents and survivors of the homes. Deputy Pringle says supports

  A new study has revealed that Letterkenny Institute of Technology has the highest proportion of disadvantaged students nationwide. The study by the higher Education Authority shows that around 25% of the 5,000 at the LYIT are categorised as disadvantaged based on their home address; just 3 per cent are categorised as well-off. This compares