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432 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in the Republic this evening, along with one more Covide related death. 51 of the new cases were in Donegal. There have now been 38,973 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic since the pandemic began, with 1,811 Covid related deaths. Meanwhile, the North’s Deputy First Minister has

  A front window of a house has been smashed during a weekend incident in St. Johnston. It happened in the early hours of Friday morning at around 2.10am in the Transallagh area. A male is threw a glass bottle at the front window of a house causing it to smash. Garddai are reviewing CCTV

  A man reported missing in West Donegal at the weekend has been found safe. Patrick had been missing from his home in Kincasslagh since Saturday morning. Gardai and his family have thanked the public for their help.

    Gardai are treating a weekend car fire in Inishowen as deliberate.  Gardaí received a report that a car was on fire in the area of Ballymacmoriarty, Clonmany shortly before 10pm on Sunday night last. The fire brigade attended at the scene. It is believed that the fire was started deliberately. If anyone was

  The North’s First and Deputy First Ministers have written an open letter to the people of the Derry City and Strabane District Council area expressing concern at the high incidence of Covid-19 in the district. The 7 day incidence rate of the virus in Derry and Strabane has risen again today, and now stands

  A woman in her 60s is in a critical condition in hospital following a shooting at a house in Coleraine.  Police responded to an incident on the Bushmills Road in the early hours of this morning. Shortly before midnight, a number of shots were fired at the front of a property. Police say a

    Five people arrested in Tyrone by police investigating the abduction and assault of a man in Donegal have been released on bail. A man in his 30s was assaulted by three males at a house in Convoy, at approximately 11:45am on Sunday. Gardai say that the man was forced into a grey Mercedes

  Motorists are being urged to expect delays on the main Ballybofey – Letterkenny road following reports of a crash. It’s understood the collision happened at Drumkeen shortly after 8am this morning. Traffic is said to be building up on the route.

  Donegal is the only county in Ireland to register a rise in those claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment within the past week. Donegal, which has been on Level 3 restrictions along with Dublin, will see an extra 2,000 people get the payment today. Nationally, the numbers claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment have dropped by

  The country could face up to 2,300 cases a day and 43 Covid-19 hospital admissions a day by next month. That’s the warning from Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan in his letter to Government recommending Level 5. The letter sent from Tony Holohan to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly says the rate of cases

  Donegal County Council is marking national Fire Safety Week, with fire service focusing on the theme “Smoke Alarms Save Lives”. There is a major emphasis this year on fire safety in the home. The Donegal Fire Service says with people spending more time at home as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, protection from

NPHET has reported 518 new cases of COVID-19 this evening, 34 of them in Donegal. There is now a total of 38,549 confirmed cases of COVID-19. No further deaths have been reported this evening, with the number of Covid related deaths remaining at 1,810. There have been 616 new cases of Covid 19 in the

There will be resurfacing works at Station Roundabout in Letterkenny, starting this evening Monday 5th October 2020, over the next three nights. All approaches to the station roundabout, including Ramelton Road, Port Road and Pearse Road will be closed to Traffic from 6.00pm until 7.00am Special Arrangements have been made for Bus Éireann Station for

The government is set to reject NPHET’s recommendation that the country be moved to level five restrictions. Instead every county will be placed on level three. Having met with the CMO Dr Tony Holohan a team of cabinet Ministers has decided to reject the advice from NPHET that the entire country should be moved to

Gardaí have renewed their appeal for help in tracing the whereabouts of 27 year-old Cian Langelaan, who’s been missing from the Falcarragh area of Donegal September 24th, a week ago last Thursday. Cian is described as being approximately 5 foot 8 inches in height with a medium build, sandy hair and blue eyes. He was

    A number of Donegal projects are to share almost €100,000 in funding under the Covid-19 stability fund. The funding, part of a €4.29 million allocated nationally, aims at providing immediate assistance to community and voluntary groups, charities and social enterprises. It also provides cash injections for organisations that provide critical services to the

  Burglaries over the winter period fell by an average of nearly 40 percent since the introduction of Operation Thor in 2015. New figures by Gardai show the six-month average number of burglaries was 6,980 from 2015 to date, which is a drop from over 11 thousand for the four previous years. It comes as

  The North’s Deputy First Minister, Michelle O’Neill has said any form of short lockdown in Northern Ireland would only work, if it is across the entire island. Due to rising case numbers there are considerations in the North to bring in a two week ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown. The concept would involve a two week

  A man’s being treated in hospital after a public order incident in Convoy. A media blackout was lifted last night after it happened at a house in the area yesterday morning. A man disappeared in unexplained circumstances but he’s since been found and has received non-life threatening injuries. Gardai are appealing for anyone with

The government will consider today whether to place the country back into a second lockdown. The National Public Health Emergency Team has recommended all counties be moved to level five restrictions. The news on Saturday that there had been more than 600 cases of COVID-19 reported that day prompted an emergency meeting of the National