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  Just over 262,000 people are receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment today, 8,100 of them in Donegal. Nationally, the figure is down more than 12,100 on last week, a national fall of 56%. In Donegal, the fall is slightly higher at 64%. More than 84 million euro in payments are being made today under the

  A pipe burst is affecting a large part of south Inishowen. Thousands of properties are said to be without water this morning as a result. People are being asked to conserve water where possible. Irish Water are working to repair the issue with the supply expected to be restored to all areas later today.

57 more cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the Republic today, with no further deaths. It brings the total number of confirmed cases to 26,768, with the death toll remaining at 1,772. None of today’s new cases are in Donegal. There have been 76 new cases of Covid 19 North of the border, and

Gardaí in Milford are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 34 year old Seamus McCarney, who has been missing from Ramelton since Friday last. Seamus is originally from Omagh but was visiting Ramelton with family and was last seen in Milford town on Saturday morning 8th August, 2020 at approximately 9.30a.m. He

Detectives in Derry are appealing for information following two assaults last night, one at the Lecky Road flyover, the other near the Templemore Road Sports Complex. Just before ten to eleven last night, it was reported that a woman in her 30s climbed up on a generator near the Lecky Road flyover. It is believed

  A thunderstorm warning has been issued for Donegal.  The status yellow alert is now in place. Met Eireann says the county could be affected by scattered thunderstorms and lightning, with a risk of localised flooding. The warning will remain in place until 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.

  Community centres and facilities across Donegal are to share just over €230,000 under the July Stimulus Package – the highest allocation outside the capital. It’s part of a €5m national package announced today. The funding will be provided under the Community Enhancement Programme, and is in addition to €2m provided under that programme earlier

A motorist has been clocked travelling at 153km/h in Inishowen overnight.  Garda attached to Buncrana made the detection and the driver was subsequently arrested and charged. The driver is due to appear in court at a later date. Gardai are also reminding the public to never take risks on the roads.

A driver, who has already been disqualified, is to appear in court over a number of offences in Letterkenny.  Gardai made the detection in the town last night. The individual has already been disqualified from driving on their mobility device. The car was subsequently seized for no tax or insurance and a Court appearance will

  Police have charged a 24-year-old man with a number of offences including being concerned in the supply of a Class A controlled drug and transferring and concealing criminal property. A 27-year-old man has also been charged with a number of offences including being concerned in the supply of a Class A controlled drug and

An investigation is continuing after a number of shots were fired at a house in Dungiven at the weekend.  The incident is believed to have happened shortly after midnight on Sunday. Police said the occupants were not injured, but ‘they have been left extremely traumatised by their ordeal’. Damage was caused to the front door

  Applications will open today for the Restart Grant Plus Scheme which gives financial aid to businesses to help them to reopen after Covid-19. Medium sized companies are now eligible for the scheme – meaning businesses with up to 250 employees can apply – where before it was less than 50. Companies that received a

  Irish Water, working in partnership with Donegal County Council, have confirmed that works to improve drinking water supply and quality in the Ballintra area have been completed. The works were temporarily stopped in response to the COVID-19 crisis, but the project was completed early in August. The water mains replacement works involved the decommissioning

Gardaí are appealing for information to a teenager missing from Sligo town. Seventeen-year-old Cian Dwyer hasn’t been seen since last Saturday, August 1st, and is five-foot-eleven of slim build with short brown hair. When last seen he was wearing a black jacket and grey tracksuit bottoms. Anyone with information is being asked to contact Sligo

Gardai in Donegal say they have been made aware of a scam phone call that some members of the public have received in recent days. The caller states they are calling on behalf of ‘a financial institution’ to say you are owed €3,000, or a similar large amount of money. They then request a payment