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  The hosepipe ban may be lifted or partly removed next week after heavy rainfall recently. The order was put in place on June 9th and was due to continue until July 21st, after a period of very dry weather. But Irish Water says many water schemes are no longer at risk of drought, due […]

  A man is due before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court shortly charged in connection with an assault in the town yesterday.  The incident happened at a house in the Oldtown area shortly after 2am yesterday morning. A man who is in his 40s was arrested by Gardaí in Letterkenny yesterday morning, in

  The number of deaths in Ireland increased by 13 per cent between March and June due to the Covid 19 pandemic. A new report from HIQA shows there were up to 1,200 more deaths during those months than would normally be expected. The health watchdog has questioned official figures showing 1,709 died during that

  Donegal County Council says despite the challenges posed by Coronavirus, major progress is being made on a new walking and recreational trails project at eight locations across Europe. It’s after the council hosted a virtual meeting of participants. The new Atlantic Area Trail Gazers Project, is being led from Donegal, with partners from four

    Bars and restaurants in Northern Ireland can open up from today. People can go for a drink in a pub where food is being sold – otherwise, alcohol can only be sold in outdoor spaces. Visitor attractions, museums and heritage sites, such as the Giant’s Causeway, are also due to re-open today.

The Lidl Supermarket on Derry’s Buncrana Road is set to move. Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning Committee has approved an application for the relocation of the existing premises at 24 Buncrana Road to a vacant plot on the corner of Buncrana Road and Springtown Road. The council was told the current site has

Another five people have died of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland. 15 more cases of the virus have also been confirmed. It brings the death toll in this country to 1,738, and the number of confirmed cases now stands at 25,489. North of the border, another seven cases of Covid-19 were reported today, along

Mulrines have issued a statement this afternoon saying that while they are looking at expansion opportunities in Tyrone, their ballybofey site will continue operations as normal. There’s been speculation that the company is set to announce a development at the old Herdmans plant in Sion Mills as part of its response to Brexit. The company

The EU says there are ‘serious divergences’ between both sides after this week’s talks about a Brexit deal. The EU’s Michel Barnier and the UK’s David Frost had four days of face-to-face discussions – the first since the Covid-19 pandemic. But Mr Barnier says both sides remain split on a number of issues, including fisheries

  A man remains in Garda custody following a suspected stabbing incident in Letterkenny. An investigation is continuing into the assault which happened in a house in the Oldtown area in the early hours of this morning. Gardai were alerted to the scene shortly after 2am. It’s understood that two people may have been injured

  A new report from Pramerica has indicated that just 1 to 2 per cent of their employees worked at their Letterkenny campus during the Covid-19 lockdown. With more than 1,650 employees in all working for the largest employer in Donegal, that meant many hundreds of their staff worked from home over the last few

    Two people have been injured in a suspected stabbing incident in Letterkenny. The assault happened in a house in the Oldtown area in the early hours of this morning. Gardai were alerted to the scene shortly after 2am. It’s understood that both people were taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment – the

  Gardai are currently attending the scene of an incident in Letterkenny. It’s understood that they were first alerted to the incident at a residential premises in the Oldtown area in the early hours of this morning. The area has been sealed off, no further details are known at this stage.

  A new survey shows that Donegal is the second favourite summer staycation destination nationally post lockdown. While Bundoran features in the top three seaside restorts people would like to visit Kerry has come out on top when it comes to staycations. 25 per cent of people said the Kingdom would be their number one

    Full planning approval has been granted for the redevelopment of the former Café Roc Bar and NightClub on Derry’s Strand Road to provide 27 self-contained apartment accommodation units. The apartments will cater for over-55 active elderly people and will include a wheelchair accessible unit on the ground floor. Planning officials considered the application

Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue has been appointed Minister of State. He will serve in the Department of Justice, with special responsibility for law reform. The appointment was confirmed in a statement last night by Taoiseach Michael Martin

Ardara based Senator Eileen Flynn met with Taoiseach Micheal Martin today to discuss her hopes and aspirations in the Seanad. Speaking to Highland Radio after her nomination by the Taoiseach at the weekend, Senator Flynn, a member of the Travelling Community, said she will very much operate as an independent, with a particular emphasis on

Another three people have died of Covid-19 in the Republic and there are six new cases. There has now been a total of 1,738 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland, and 25,477 confirmed cases of disease. No new cases have been reported in Donegal, where the figure stands at 465. Earlier no further deaths related to

Two men have been arrested in Derry on suspicion of a number of offences including criminal damage and assault on police. It’s after cars were damaged in the Knockalla Park area of the city early this morning. At around half past midnight it was reported that two males were kicking wing mirrors off cars. Police