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  Almost nine in 10 people say working from home is costing them money. Figures released by Taxback.com show staff’s household costs have increased as a result of the pandemic and spending more time in their house. 86 percent of people who responded to the survey say they believe working remotely will remain a dominant

  Thousands of people who tested positive for Covid-19 over the weekend will be asked to do their own contact tracing. The HSE is to send a text to 2,500 people in the coming days to tell others they’ve been in close contact. HSE contact tracers faced an unprecedented number of newly infected people and

  People could be fined 2,500 euro and sentenced to 6 months in prison for having a house party under new legislation to enforce Covid-19 restrictions. The new bill was approved by Cabinet last night This new law will see Gardai given the power to issue fines to those found breaching health rules. People who

  Nine food and drink producers from the Donegal Gaeltacht will take part in a major online expo next week. The Gaeltacht Food & Drink EXPO 2020 on October 27th and 28th is being held as part of the celebration of Údarás na Gaeltachta’s 40-year anniversary. On Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, the best

13 additional Covid-19 deaths have been confirmed this evening, with 1,269 additional cases. 21 of the additional cases are in Donegal, with the 14 day incidence rate in the county now standing at 328.5 per 100,000 people, the sixth highest rate in the country. Sligo has overtaken Donegal today with 27 cases and an incidence

Two Donegal projects were successful at the National Heritage Awards this morning. The on-line event, hosted by The Heritage Council, saw the ‘Heritage of Education’ Award go to the Rathmullan and District Local History Society for their ‘Rathmullan goes back to School’ project during Heritage Week. Meanwhile, the ‘Re-Learning Skills from Our Heritage’ Award was

  The Tanaiste has told publicans that it’s ‘unlikely’ bars will reopen properly in time for Christmas. In a conference call with 10 business groups last night, Leo Varadkar said the country would likely be on Level 3 restrictions when the country comes out of lockdown. Level 3 restrictions would also mean indoor dining would

  There are seventeen patients with Covid-19 being treated at Letterkenny University Hospital. The latest figures show that two of those patients are receiving critical care in ICU. There are a further four suspected cases of the virus at the hospital – one of them also being treated in Intensive Care.

  Valuable life saving equipment has been stolen from Milford fire station.  On Monday the 12th of October, the Fire Brigade in Milford were conducting a fire drill at their base and their equipment had all been laid out in preparation for the drill. At around 9pm a strobe light, safety beacon was stolen from

  Almost €15m has been paid out in grant funding under the Restart Grant Schemes to over 2,300 businesses in County Donegal to date. Over 3,000 individual grant payments have been processed since the initiative was introduced in May 2020. The grants are provided as a contribution towards the cost of reopening or keeping a

  Gardai say that their investigation into a weekend sexual assault is at an early stage. The incident is alleged to have happened in the Glenview area of Ballybofey at around 8.30pm on Saturday night. Gardai are asking anyone who in the area of Donegal Road and who saw anyone acting suspicious in the area

Attempts are ongoing in a bid to trace missing person Cian Langelaan. The 27 year old has been missing from the Falcarragh area for a number of weeks now. Cian is 5 ft 8 inches tall and of medium build. He has sandy coloured hair. There was a positive sighting of Cian in the Hornhead

  A new system of fines for breaching COVID restrictions will also be discussed by Ministers today. Cabinet will likely give approval to a series of graduated fines for things like breaking the 5km travel limit and not wearing a facemask in certain settings. The legislation is being given priority status and could come before

Today is the last day that physical plans for a proposed Town Regeneration Project in Ballybofey can be inspected, with another two weeks for comments and submissions to be made. Donegal County Council and the Ballybofey and Stranorlar Integrated Community Council have published plans for a civic space outside the shopping centre beside McElhinneys, and

The total number of Covid-19 cases in the Republic has risen above 50,000 for the first time. 1,031 new cases have been confirmed this evening, with no new deaths. The total number of cases since the pandemic began now stands at 50,993, with 1,852 Covid related deaths. There were 39 new cases confirmed in Donegal

It’s believed the government is preparing to move to the entire country to Level Five Covid 19 restrictions for six weeks. There had been suggestions that a more time limited hybrid of levels Four and Five would be announced, but latest speculation around Government buildings suggests the government will accept NPHET’s advice. Party leaders are

820 new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Northern Ireland. Six additional deaths have also been reported, taking the death toll there to 621. In total, there are 261 confirmed cases in hospital, with 29 in ICU. Almost a quarter of hospital admissions over the last week have come from the Western part of

More people are claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, with a 6.6% rise in the number receiving the payment across the country tomorrow. In Donegal, where Level 4 was imposed last week, the rise is slightly higher at 7%. 244,153 people will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment across the country tomorrow, an increase of 15,295 on

    There are currently sixteen patients with Covid-19 being treated at Letterkenny University Hospital. It’s an increase of two on the previous figure of 14 according to the latest data from the HSE. Two of the patients are receiving critical care and are currently being treated in ICU. According to the figures, there are

  A teaching union say the difference between a Covid-19 close contact and casual contact needs to be clarified, as well as an urgent review into the wearing of face masks in schools needs to be carried out immediately. The INTO have listed out five requirements for schools to continue to operate in heightened restrictions