1st year students are expected to be welcomed onto college and university campuses from September 28th. Higher Education Minister Simon Harris met with representatives from the sector today to discuss the roadmap for reopening. It was agreed that the return of third level must be safe and guided by the best public health advice […]
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There have been no Covid-19 deaths reported in Northern Ireland today, for the tenth day in a row. But eight new cases of the virus have been confirmed. The total number of cases now stands at 5,876, and the death toll remains at 556.
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The multi-billion euro July stimulus package will be unveiled this afternoon. The pandemic unemployment payment and the temporary wage subsidy scheme will be extended until April 2021 but will be reduced over time. The package of around 7 billion euro is aimed at kick starting the economy in the second half of the year
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A renowned Donegal musician has today been describing how the industry has been decimated by Covid-19 and has left musicians struggling financially. Matt McGranaghan, who last played a gig on March 15th is a member of the board of the Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland. Speaking on today’s Nine til Noon Show, he said
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Derry City will not play Celtic in a friendly clash this Saturday. The club have turned down the opportunity after failing to get clearance from the FAI. Quarantine restrictions means anyone coming into the Republic from mainland UK have to self isolate for 14 days and with the Premier Division to resume next Friday 31st
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A man has died following an early morning crash in Derry. The one vehicle collision occurred just before 5:50am on the Rock Road. The man, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. Inspector Rory Bradley is appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision, or anyone
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Staycations has led to a surge in motorhome sales in Donegal. Gerry Doherty of Donaghey Motorhomes, says they have sold a total of 64 motorhomes over the past four and a half weeks compared to a normal average of 3 per week. He says demand is almost surpassing supply:
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Gallowglass Gravestone which was discovered in a graveyard in Donegal is set to feature on a new An Post stamp. Eight new stamps have been issued today by An Post as part of Phase IV of its Ninth Definitive Stamp Series based on Fintan O’Toole’s book, ‘A History of Ireland in 100 Objects’. The original
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395 dwellings have been added to Donegal’s residential building stock in the past 12 months. According to the latest GeoView Residential Buildings Report for the second quarter of 2020, the number of dwellings added to the county’s residential building stock is down 30% compared to the same period last year. 319 residential buildings were under
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Donegal Mountain Rescue are warning people to be mindful when considering embarking on a hill/ mountain walk. An increase in more people engaging with the outdoors since lockdown, has resulted in an increase in call outs for the rescue services across Donegal. Janine Quinn, PRO with Donegal Mountain Rescue says its vital to be adequately
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emote workers in Donegal have gained 60 hours of extra time by not having to commute since the beginning of lockdown. The average commute time in the county was 22.1 minutes per journey and as the country has been in lockdown for 81 days since March 27th, Chill Insurance estimates that the average remote worker
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A 50 year old man is due to appear at Derry Magistrates Court today, charged with a number of drug offences. Officers from the Organised Crime Branch have charged the man with a number of offences including being concerned in the supply of a Class A controlled drug; conspiracy to process Class A controlled drug
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Donegal Minister of State Charlie McConalogue says the July Stimulus Package is about working towards a state of equilibrium again. The €7 billion plan will include plans to extend the wage subsidy scheme to April as well as a new initiative to boost domestic tourism. People will get 125 euro back when they spend about
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It was a long day at Finn Park on Monday as club volunteers worked into the night helping to get some of the new units in place to create new dressing room space in the ground. The plans include a new changing room with treatment room plus room for kit and of course showers. The
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Donegal Jockey Luke McAteer had a winner oat Nass on Wednesday. McAteer rode Red Pantz to victory in the 6.45 Handicap at 18/1 for trainer James Barrett. It’s a second win the last fortnight for the apprentice jockey.
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Cockhill Celtic moved to within a point of an eighth successive Ulster Senior League title last night. The Inishowen side will clinch the crown again on Sunday with a point at fellow title-chasers Bonagee United. The Gavin Cullen-managed Cockhill have been the standard-bearers in the USL in recent seasons, having swept the boards with successive
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A leading medical expert is calling for Ireland to open up international travel to several more European countries. 15 countries were included in the ‘green list’ on Tuesday night. People can now travel to those regions without having to restrict their movements when they return to Ireland. It comes as one new Covid-19 death and
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The Northland Road in Derry is closed due to a serious road traffic collision at the junction of Rock Road with Northland Road. Police are on scene and diversions are in place. No further details are currently known.
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The government will launch a new stay-and-spend initiative to boost tourism as part of the July stimulus package today. Holidaymakers will get 125 euro back on roughly 600 euro spent on accommodation and food bills. As part of a new stay-and-spend programme people will get money back for holidaying in Ireland in the form of
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Two women have been charged with the murder of a 75-year-old man in Co Derry. Daniel Guyler was found with serious injuries in Termon Street in July 2018, and died in hospital in May of the following year. Two women, aged 33 and 44, were charged with murder and robbery yesterday. They’re due to appear
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Parents in Strabane are being urged to be on high alert after a substantial amount of empty prescription drug packaging was discovered along the river bank in recent days A fisherman came across the stash near the bridge where young people are said to frequently congregate. Local Cllr Michaela Boyle says there is a worrying
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There are hopes that a proposal for a greenway through Barnesmore Gap could move a step closer in the very near future. Donegal County Council has included the project as an application to the Department of Transport under the Carbon Tax Fund, details of which are expected to be announced in the coming weeks. It
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There’s been 1 further death from Covid 19 here while 17 more cases have been confirmed. The death toll is 1754, while there are now 25,819 confirmed cases in the Republic.
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Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a 75 year old man in Derry two years ago. Daniel Guyler was found with serious injuries in the Termon Street area of the city on Monday, July 23rd 2018 and later died in hospital on May 1st 2019. Following extensive investigations, two women aged
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Micheál Martin has denied he’s at odds with Leo Varadkar over the publication of the travel green list. Yesterday the Tánaiste said there shouldn’t be a list if the government advice is to remain at home. Yet that’s exactly what the cabinet agreed in publishing the 15 countries and territories where people can return from
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Donegal Airport is to receive over €276,000 in funding as part of a €2.5 million Exchequer fund for regional airports announced today by the Department of Transport. The allocations, will go towards capital investment in the areas of safety and security. Just over €1 million has been sanctioned for Ireland West Airport, Knock.
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A teenager has been taken to hospital following a collision between a van and a horse and carriage on the dual carriageway on approach to Letterkenny earlier today. Emergency services attended the scene of the crash at around 12 noon. The male teenager was transferred to Letterkenny University Hospital with what are believed to be
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A Donegal Deputy has hit out over the current process for the allocation of Special Needs Assistants in schools. Parents and school principals across the county are said to be having difficulties with getting SNA hours allocated for children due to initial assessments needed when school is already underway. Deputy Pearse Doherty says this is
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A HIQA inspection into Tusla services in Donegal has identified areas for improvement including; significant delays in the completion of preliminary enquiries and initial assessments as well as improvements required to ensure safety plans for children are monitored and reviewed. The report published today, highlighted a number of positive aspects of the Child and Family
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POSTPONED – Rescheduled for 6th December 2021. Elton John Farewell Tour in the SSE Arena, Belfast.
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In this week’s edition of Business Matters, Niall Doherty, chief financial officer with Circle of Light, reveals the health-fueled drinks his company have developed after ten years of research will soon be on the supermarket shelves. Also joining Ciaran O’Donnell is Michael MacGinty, owner of MEANit, the Letterkenny-based web design agency, who explains the workings
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Most of the septic tanks issues detected in Donegal since 2013 have now been resolved. The tests were carried out by Donegal County Council on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency. The report shows that there was an 18% failure rate in the county last year, much lower than the national average of 51%.
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The Donegal CCC have confirmed the dates and times of the opening two rounds for the Michael Murphy Sports & Leisure Senior and Intermediate Championships. The first game in the senior 2020 campaign will be at The Bridge on Friday 31st July as St Michael’s host Glenswilly while the following afternoon, Saturday 1st August, Naomh
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It’s emerged that two caravan/campervans have been stolen in Donegal since January 2019. In total, 43 have been stolen nationwide over the same period – 13 since March of this year. The most recent incident occurred this month where a caravan worth around €4,000 was stolen from a yard. The owner had no record
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Derry City are being lined up for a friendly tie in Glasgow with Scottish Premiership champions Celtic. Dundalk were due to play Celtic this Saturday afternoon but withdrew due to the Covid restrictions with Derry now taking the place of the Lylywhites at Parkhead. Under Northern Ireland’s UK regulations, Derry would not have to quarantine
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It’s thought there’s a real need for lifeguards to be deployed to Donegal beaches sooner than their usual start date each year in the interest of health and safety. Lifeguards normally begin duties on the county’s beaches from early to mid-June but started late this year due to the pandemic. However, due to a
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Martin Harley was back in the winners enclosure on Tuesday evening when he rode Fibonacci to victory at Sandown. In the penultimate race of the day, The Shepperton Handicap, Harley took the Alan King trainer horse home at 9/1 for his fourteenth win of the year. The Trentagh Jockey will be back racing on Thursday
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The government has agreed on a ‘green list’ of 15 countries it’s safe for people to travel to without having to quarantine upon return. It was agreed at a meeting of Cabinet late last night after a day of obvious division in government over the plans. However the official advice remains for people to
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There are calls for some restrictions to be re-imposed after the country reported its highest number of cases in a month yesterday. 36 new cases were confirmed, but there were no further deaths. There are no new confirmed cases in Donegal with the number standing at 472. For three weeks in June, people had
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There’s disappointment over a low number of litter prosecutions in Donegal. According to figures from Donegal County Council, sixty four litter fines have been sent out in the first six months of this year while just three litter prosecutions have been issued. This is despite an apparent significant increase in illegal dumping during the
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More than 6,000 people paid Garda fines for driving a car without an NCT last year. According to freedom of information documents, it’s a 15 per cent increase on 2018, when just over 5,100 people settled fines. You get at least three penalty points for the offence, and a minimum fine of 60 euro.
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A boat carrying three passengers has been towed safely to shore after getting into difficulty off the south Donegal coast last night. The volunteer crew of Bundoran RNLI lifeboat were called out to the boat which had broken down off Mullaghmore Head. The alert was raised shortly after 9:30pm by Malin Head Coast Guard
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The High Court has granted an injunction against a Donegal quarry operating near the Leannan River Special Area of Conservation. Donegal County Council sought an interlocutory injunction restraining P Bonar Plant Hire Ltd trading as Bonar’s Quarry from further work at a quarry situated at Calhame, Letterkenny. Irish Legal News reports that permission for
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The HSE has confirmed that a nurse has been appointed to assist children with complex medical needs at Little Angels School, Letterkenny. The issue has been raised by a number of parents over recent times, who have sought the appointment of a nurse to assist their children to continue with their education at the
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It’s expected 160 million euro in extra funding for third level education will be announced later. It will include around 15 million to support access to devices for online learning – which could give 10,000 students access to laptops and tablets. There will be around 3 million for mental health supports announced by Minister
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Community groups in Donegal are being invited to apply for funding under the 2020 Community Enhancement Programme. The €2 million programme will provide grant funding for enhancing facilities available to communities, with a focus on community groups in disadvantaged areas. Councillor Martin McDermott, Chair of the Donegal Local Community Development Committee says this funding
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The Donegal Sports Star Awards committee held its 44th Annual General Meeting in the Mount Errigal Hotel on Monday evening. It was an opportunity to reflect back on a hugely successful function last January which was attended by 600 guests and to continue planning for the 2020 awards which is subject to an ongoing review
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Finn Harps are delighted to confirm that our season ticket holders will receive LOI GO passes for 2020, allowing them to watch all remaining games in the league season online including Harps home and away. Look out for more details on the streaming service as they are released by the league this week. The club
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36 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 — the highest number of cases confirmed here in a day in more than a month. There were no further deaths among patients, according to the latest figures from the National Public Health Emergency Team. It means 25,802 people have tested positive for the virus here, with
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Seamus Neely’s tenure as Chief Executive of Donegal County Council will come to an end on Monday. He has been commended for steering Donegal through the recession and played a central role in bringing the Irish Open to Ballyliffin. Reflecting on the past 10 years, Mr Neely paid tribute to his colleagues and Councillors whom
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