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  A meeting of the North South Ministerial Council is due to meet in Dublin later today for the first time since power-sharing was restored in Stormont. The different Covid-19 travel restrictions between Northern Ireland and the Republic will be high on the agenda. Mary Lou McDonald wants an all-Ireland approach to travel, saying ‘we

  A 36 year old man is due to appear before Derry Magistrates Court today, charged with possession of ammunition in suspicious circumstances, possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and possession of class B drugs with intent to supply. The charges follow an arrest in Derry on Tuesday by detectives from the

  Police are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in the Strand Road area of Derry on Monday of this week.  It is understood that shortly after 11.30pm, a collision involving male pedestrian and a blue Ford Fiesta had occurred. The man, who sustained head injuries, was taken to hospital for treatment. Anyone

  A newly updated water safety website has just been launched to help prevent an average of 10 deaths per month from drowning. SAFETY-ON-THE-WATER.GOV.IE is a collaboration between a number of groups including the Coast Guard, RNLI and Irish Sailing. Over the past ten years, 1,200 people have died by drowning, often in cooler water

  People holding their pension with Bank of Ireland will soon be charged to do so. For the first time, the bank is to begin imposing negative interest rates on cash held in pensions, according to the Irish independent. From September, Bank of Ireland will apply an interest rate of 0.65 percent on pension pots

UPDATE: A person has been rescued from Mount Errigal this evening. The Donegal Mountain Rescue team were tasked earlier to a call out to what is believed to have been a walker in difficulty. The casualty has since been removed to safety and the operation stood down.  

There have been no new Covid related deaths in the North for the 17th day in a row. The death toll in Northern Ireland remains at 556. Eight new cases have been confirmed bringing the total number to 5,938. Two patients are being treated in intensive care in the north.

The cause of a major blaze at Foyle Port in Derry yesterday remains under investigation. Shortly before 11am yesterday morning, firefighters were alerted to the fire which is believed to have broken out inside a large grain store. Up to 15 appliances and 60 firefighters worked to bring the fire under control after 7:30pm yesterday

Another burst water main has left a large number of properties in Letterkenny without water this afternoon. Repairs to a burst water main may cause supply disruptions to Fernhill, Glencar Road, College Farm Road, New Line Road, Beechwood Avenue, Iona Road, Derrveagh Avenue, Glencar Park, Letterkenny and surrounding areas. Irish Water say they are working

  Tenders are now being sought for Architect Led Design Team services to deliver regeneration project ‘Killybegs 2040’ through the stages of detailed design and construction supervision to final certification and handover. This significant regeneration project has a value of €4.84m and is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Rural

  Bus Eireann is advising people using their expressway routes services this Bank Holiday weekend to avoid peak times. The company says there are capacity pressures on routes, particularly between Donegal and Dublin, Sligo, Galway, Derry are particularly in demand. It’s urging the public to avoid travelling between 12 noon and 7pm on weekends.

  Over 500 new websites were created in Donegal in first half of 2020. The pandemic and the closure of many shop doors is said to have resulted in many businesses moving online. In total, 505 new .ie domains were registered in Donegal in the first half of 2020 It represents a 2.6% year-on-year increase,

  The HSE has confirmed that Letterkenny University Hospital has a current capacity of 391 beds. In a statement, CEO of the Saolta University Hospital Healthcare Group Tony Canavan confirmed to members of the Regional Health Forum West this week that they have created an additional 38 beds on two separate refurbished sites within the

  A fifth of parents don’t want their children to go back to school next month because they fear they’ll get the coronavirus. According to a Barnardos survey, 16 per cent of parents don’t want they kids to return to primary school. And 21 per cent of parents don’t believe it’s time for their children

  Businesses in Donegal have received over €4 million collectively from the Government’s COVID-19 Restart Grant – the biggest payout in the North West. The grant has delivered almost €9 million to businesses right across the region, including Donegal, Sligo Leitrim and Roscommon. The Restart Grant is designed to help businesses with the costs associated

  A water outage is affecting a number of properties in south Inishowen. Areas in Magherabeg and Inch have been impacted by the pipe burst. Irish Water are working to repair the issue and it’s expected that water will be restored to all homes by 4pm.

  22 more pubs have been found to potentially be in breach of Covid-19 regulations. Members of the Gardai are continuing to conduct spot checks on licensed premises as part of Operation Navigation. Gardai say the vast majority of licensed premises are compliant with Covid-19 guidelines. However, spot checks carried out between July 20th and

  Only half as many mortgages were approved last month as during June 2019. But there was a 20 per cent increase on the previous month’s figures, according to the Banking and Payments Federation. During the second quarter of the year, the value of mortgages drawn down was a third less than the same period

14 more Covid-19 cases have been confirmed by health authorities – and no new deaths. 1 new case has been confirmed in Donegal. 8 patients with the virus are in hospital across the country currently, which is the lowest number since early March. There have now been 25,942 confirmed covid 19 cases since late February,

No new coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland for the 16th day in a row. It means the death toll there stands at 556. The latest figures show there have been nine new cases in the last 24 hours.

A number of properties in Letterkenny are without water this afternoon following a burst water main. Irish Water is working to repair the burst which may cause disruptions to supply in the Old Glencar Road area and surrounding areas. A traffic management plan will be in place for the duration of the works which are

  Emergency services are currently attending the scene of a major fire in Derry. It’s understood that the blaze broke out this morning at a warehouse at the Lisahally docks. In a statement, police have confirmed the Port Road is currently closed and are asking motorists to avoid the area.