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A third of children injured on a farm suffered a ‘blow’, a quarter were hurt following a vehicle incident and 19 percent after a low fall. The research from the National Office of Clinical Audit forms part of Farm Safety Week, which kicks off today. There were 430 trauma-related injuries on farms between 2014 and […]

A Church in Derry has closed after two parishioners tested positive for Covid-19. In-Church Services at St Mary’s Church, Ardmore have been suspended after it emerged a couple had attended a service days prior to being diagnosed. Fr Neil Farren consulted with the Church’s pastoral Council and came to the decision that it was best

The Chair of the Donegal Municipal District is calling on the Government to fund the Local Improvement Scheme properly or scrap it. Last year, Donegal County Council received €600,000 under the LIS Scheme while its estimated over €12 million is needed to repair roads in the county. Councillor Micheal Naughton says the Government needs to

Eight donkeys have been rescued by the Donegal Donkey Sanctuary over the weekend. The animals, which were rescued from various locations across the country were found in a state of neglect covered in cuts and sores and some with overgrown hooves. Manager of Donegal Donkey Sanctuary Danny Curran says it’s vital people reach out for

  Sinn Fein’s Finance Spokesperson has hit out at the Finance Minister after he confirmed that elements of the Consumer Insurance Contracts Bill will not be given legal effect until late 2021. Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty’s bill on consumer insurance reform has already been signed into law by the President. Deputy Doherty claims Paschal Donohoe

The announcement of the green list of countries it’s safe to travel to has been delayed due to the ongoing EU summit in Brussels. There has been slow progress in talks over a budget and pandemic rescue package, worth a combined 1.8 trillion euro. The Cabinet had been due to meet today to consider the

The acting Chief Medical Officer’s warning complacency’s now the biggest challenge to avoiding a resurgence of Covid-19 here. Dr. Ronan Glynn’s urging people to remain vigilant as the pandemic accelerates globally. Ten more people have tested positive in the Republic, but no further deaths have been reported. DCU professor, Anthony Staines, says every compromise we

It’s not yet known exactly how many Council houses in Letterkenny are affected by Mica. While Donegal County Council has identified a number of houses that could potentially be affected by the defective block issue in the area, the actual number will not be known until the testing regime is undertaken. The Council says that

Cervical Check campaigner Ruth Morrissey has died at the age of 39. She passed away at a hospice in Limerick with her husband Paul by her side. Ben Finnegan reports:

Donegal GAA Players are in the saddle as they shake buckets across the county today raising funds for the Better Life for Livie campaign. They’re taking donations to help 11-month-old Co Meath girl Olivia Mulhern, who has a severe degenerative genetic condition called spinal muscular atrophy. Unless she travels to the United States for cutting-edge

Tourism in Ireland won’t see a recovery until at least next year despite travel restrictions being eased tomorrow. A “green list” is due to be published – detailing the countries people can travel here from without the need to quarantine for two weeks. It is unlikely that the US and UK will feature – an

Donegal County Council has agreed to add a problematic section of the Churchill to Kilmacrennan road to the Five Year Widening Programme. The stretch from the Trentagh crossroads to the Nine-Eyed Bridge has been badly affected with flooding with a number of homes and a local church said to be inaccessible numerous times a year.

The number of Covid-19 tests requested by GPs is growing at a rate of nearly 20 per cent. The Irish College of GPs says the recent spike in cases leads to the possibility of another lockdown. There were 34 cases of the virus reported yesterday – the highest since June 13th. Donegal had two new

There’s further pressure on Donegal County Council to come up with the funding to carry out works on disabled parking spots in Letterkenny. A recent survey conducted in the town noted that disabled parking bays were deemed largely compliant and fully functional and that the proposed works identified are only for the enhancement of the

The future of the arts in the North West is the focus of a series of Zoom discussions being held under the auspices of the Earagail Arts Festival. Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council have teamed up to present the North West Culture Exchange. Donal Kavanagh has more:

The rise in Covid 19 cases continues with a further three deaths and 34 new confirmed cases. There has now been a total of 1,752 Covid related deaths, and 25,730 confirmed cases in the Republic. Two new cases have been confirmed in Donegal, the county’s total is now 471. North of the border, there have

There will be “excess and avoidable” cancer deaths in Ireland, unless there is immediate action on screening services, according to the Irish Cancer Society. It says hundreds of early detections have been missed because of COVID-19. Director of Advocacy at the Irish Cancer Society Rachel Morrogh says the resumption of screening is needed quickly…………..