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613 more cases of Covid 19 have been reported in the Republic today, with 10 more Covid related deaths. 58 of the new cases are in Donegal. That brings the national totals to 1,810 deaths and 37,668 cases. There were 726 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 North of the border today, with one more death..

A Status Yellow Rainfall Warning has been issued for Donegal for tomorrow. Met Eireann says heavy rainfall will hit the county with 25mm to 40mm of rain expected. River levels may rise as a result and people are being advised to be on alert for flooding and surface flooding on the roads. The alert will

There is a Garda presence around the Gorlee area of Letterkenny this morning. Gardaí attended a public order incident in the early hours of this morning. Gardai say no arrests were made, but enquiries are ongoing.

36 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Donegal this evening. The Department of Health has reported an additional 470 cases of the virus across the country and 1 further death. A total of 37,063 cases have been recorded in Ireland and the death toll stands at 1,801.

A power outage is affecting 416 homes and businesses in Buncrana this afternoon. ESB say they are currently working to repair the fault. Power is estimated to be returned by 5pm this evening.

Midlands-Northwest MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan says Belgian Police are investigating how an unauthorised tweet was sent from his Twitter account last week. Screenshots showed a tweet appearing early on Monday morning which referenced a photograph of former Green Party member, Saoirse McHugh. The Roscommon MEP says he has now established his account was accessed by

A record 934 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. It’s over 500 more than the previous record. 2,623 people have tested positive for the virus in the North in the past week – which is 20% of all its cases. One Covid death has also been reported

The number of people on the live register in the Northern and Western Regions is down from last month but up 4% compared to last year. 39,001 people were in receipt of jobseekers benefit or assistance last month, according the Central Statistics Office. Down 6% compared to the previous month. Nationally, 215,400 people are on

A local councillor has said that a restriction on the sale of alcohol from off-licences and supermarkets should be considered, if clusters of Covid-19 are being traced back to house parties and gatherings. Councillor Michael Naughton is calling on the relevant agencies and bodies to come together to discuss how a temporary regulation can be

US President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19. He and his wife, the First Lady are now self-isolating. White House advisor Hope Hicks had recently tested positive, which prompted fears over the US President, as she had travelled with Donald Trump a number of times. In a tweet, he said both he and Melania

A Irish Wildlife Trust report has highlighted that the protected area of Lough Swilly is deteriorating as proposed mitigation measures are not sufficient or have not been implemented. A recent report by the IWT highlights Ireland’s failure to manage and successfully protect the inshore network of marine protected areas. The report shows deterioration has taken

The incidence rate of Covid-19 in the Lifford/ Stranorlar area has almost doubled. Latest figures show in the 14 days up to Monday, September 28th, the rate of infection in the area per 100,000 is 606.2 with 156 confirmed cases. The electoral area with the lowest number of reported cases of the virus is Milford

4 more people with Covid-19 have died in Ireland. 442 new cases of the virus have been confirmed, 28 of them in Donegal. A total of 36,597 cases have been registered since the outbreak of Covid-19 and 1,806 deaths.

NPHET has recommended further restrictions on gatherings in people’s homes. But no county will be moved up a full level of restrictions today. Under NPHET recommendations the restrictions on social gatherings in the home will be ramped up for the entire country. That means that you can only have a maximum of six people from

Two more people have died of Covid-19 in the North, and there are 259 new cases. It brings the total number of infections in the North to 11,952 – with 17% of those reported in the past week. The Stormont executive is expected to introduce new restrictions later today. Health Minister Robin Swann said yesterday

Police in Derry are investigating an arson attack at a property in the Pine Street area in the early hours of this morning. At around 1 o’clok this morning, a mattress was set against the front door of the property and set alight, causing extensive damage to the front door. The fire was extinguished by

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul has announced that it is planning to transfer the management of nine of its ten hostels across the country to other homeless charities with specialist expertise in the sector. The exception is St Colmcille’s in Letterkenny where there are 10 Units catering for women, men and families. The