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  Serious concern has been raised over what’s been described as ‘crazy’ volumes of traffic on the road to Melmore, home to the iconic Murder Hole beach in north west Donegal. The route is said to be very narrow and unable to cope with the thousands who flock to the popular beach each week. Last

  The funeral of John Hume will take place in Derry this morning. The Nobel Peace Prize winner died on Monday aged 83, following a long battle with dementia. His family have asked people not to line the streets to pay their respects due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Bishop of Derry Donal McKeown says local

  Public health officials are considering whether to recommend face masks be mandatory in secondary schools. The current advice from the National Public Health Emergency Team is that face coverings are not required in school settings. Masks are already mandatory on public transport, with the measure being extended to shops and shopping centres from Monday.

  A financial support package for pubs which still can’t open is being considered by the government. Several Ministers are working on a scheme for businesses which remain shut due to Phase 4 of lifting Covid-19 restrictions being delayed by three weeks. Pubs won’t reopen until at least August 31st, following advice from the National

Pubs will not be allowed to reopen next Monday amid concern at the increased rate of spread of the Coronavirus. The government has agreed to delay the move to Phase 4 of the reopening of the country as the case numbers continue to rise. Taoiseach Micheal Martin says he knows the decision is a disappointment

The National Public Health Emergency Team appears to have recommended pubs remain shut. The Taoiseach says he’s received “very firm advice” from the public health experts, which is being currently discussed at a Cabinet meeting. Under Phase 4, pubs which don’t serve food were due to reopen on Monday. But Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has cast

More than 650 GP practices received over 300,000 euro each in medical card payments last year. 50 doctors received over half a million euro, according to freedom of information files. In total, GP surgeries got 589 million euro under the scheme in 2019. But Dr Denis McCauley, the chairman of the Irish Medical Organisation’s GP

Parts of West Donegal have been severely impacted by flooding this afternoon. Areas of Gweedore, Crolly and Dunlewey are impassable at the moment, its expected some road closures will be implemented. A status yellow rain warning is in place for the County until 1pm tomorrow afternoon. Councillor John Seamais O’Fearriagh fears with a high tide

Plans for a crematorium in Donegal have been submitted to Donegal County Council. The proposed development in Manorcunningham would have the capacity to conduct 5 to 20 cremations a week. Currently people from the North West have to travel to Belfast or Cavan for a cremation. Businessman Shane Stewart says so far, the feedback has

Deputy Thomas Pringle says the Government must address the complaints of asylum seekers that left vulnerable people choosing to go on hunger strike to have their voices heard. Earlier last week, residents of the direct provision centre at the Skellig Star Hotel in Caherciveen, County Kerry had begun to refuse food to protest their living

Gardaí in Letterkenny are investigating two break-ins over the past six days, one of them at a Business Premises in Cloughfin, Castlefin, the other in Ballymacool, Letterkenny. Sgt Eunan Walshe is appealing for information on both, starting with the Castlefinn incident, which happened between 11am and 2pm yesterday………….

The family of John Hume are asking people to light a candle this evening, instead of lining the streets to pay their respects. They’re concerned a public gathering for the 83 year old’s funeral may put people at risk of contracting Covid-19. The former Nobel Peace Prize winner will be removed from his home in

  There have been 15 arrests for Drink and Drug Driving in the Donegal Garda Division over the past week. There were six drink driving arrests, one arrest for being intoxicated in charge of a vehicle, and eight arrests for the offence of drug driving across the Division. Five of the drink driving arrests and

The family of John Hume is urging people to observe Coronavirus guidelines as they prepare to bring him on his final journey from Donegal to Derry. His remains will be leave Moville this evening at 7.30, arriving in Derry’s St Eugene’s Cathedral after 8.30. Requiem Mass will take place in the cathedral tomorrow morning at

Postmasters are calling on the Department of Social Protection to bring all social welfare payments back to a weekly collection. The Irish Postmasters Union says the fortnightly distribution is causing confusion among customers, who are finding it hard to manage their finances over two weeks. It’s welcomed the fact some payments are being reintroduced on

A Foyle MLA says an all-Ireland approach remains the key to dealing with key infrastructural projects in the region. Foyle MLA Martina Anderson says a number of the key infrastructure projects planned in the North have an all-Ireland element so it makes sense planning for them should be on an all-Ireland basis. They include the

Preparations are under way in Derry for tomorrow’s funeral of Nobel Peace laureate and former SDLP leader John Hume, who died yesterday aged 83. Tributes have been paid by world leaders past and present, for the role he played in Northern Ireland’s peace process and civil rights movement. His remains will be taken from Moville

A man has been treated for hypothermia after a boat got into difficulty off Portnoo. The incident happened on Saturday when the Arranmore RNLI Lifeboat was launched. The crew found one person on a rib and another person in the water. Lifeboat crew recovered the casualty from the water and treated him for hypothermia. He

The security alert at the Southway area of Derry/Londonderry is now over. Police were in attendance following a security alert at the Southway area of Derry/Londonderry this afternoon (Monday 3rd August). The Southway was closed at the junction with High Park and motorists were advised to avoid the area and seek alternative main routes for their

John Hume is an inspirational figure who changed this island’s history, according to the Taoiseach. The architect of the Northern Ireland Peace Process passed away this morning at a nursing home in his native Derry following an illness. His family have said his loss will be deeply felt with a memorial to be organised at