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Funding granted for long-awaited slipway in north Inishowen

  Almost 200 thousand euro has been allocated to construct a long-awaited slipway at Leenon Pier in Urris, Clonmany. The funding has been sanctioned under the Department of the Marine with Donegal County Council providing match funding of 25%. There has been on-going concern among local fishermen that they are currently unable to tie up

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Nursing Homes Ireland face grilling from Covid-19 Committee

The chief executive of Nursing Homes Ireland is expected to say the failure of the so-called surge to materialise was among the reasons patients were discharged to homes from hospital without testing for Covid-19. Tadhg Daly is among those who will face a grilling from the Covid-19 Committee today in the wake of the devastating

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Registration for Leaving Cert calculated grades opens later

  Online registration for Leaving Cert calculated grades will be open to students from this morning at 10 o’clock. Participating students should log on to gov.ie/leavingcertificate, where they will be asked which level they are choosing. The calculated grade system was introduced earlier this month in direct response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Registrations close on

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Applications open tomorrow for Leaving Cert Calculated Grades

Education Minister Joe McHugh has confirmed the portal for students to apply for Leaving Cert Calculated Grades will open tomorrow. All Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied students are required to register on gov.ie/leavingcertificate between 10am tomorrow morning and 10pm on Thursday night next. When registering, students will need their Examination Number, their PPS number,

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Honour to be appointed ACEI President – Donegal man, Conor McCarthy

Donegal man, Conor McCarthy of Jennings O’Donovan has been appointed President of Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland. The ACEI represents the business interests of over 100 member firms and their 4,000 employees. This is the first time for a representative from a company in the North West of Ireland to become President of this

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Work begins on long-awaited extension for Glenswilly NS

  Work has officially begun on the long-awaited extension at Glenswilly National School. Contractors are on site today to start redeveloping the school and building five new classrooms. The extension was given the green light in September last year and will also include a new general purpose room and three special education rooms and other

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‘It’s not fair’ – concern over influx of people to beaches

  Serious concern has been raised over a reported influx of people to beaches around the county over the weekend. Despite a decision taken by Donegal County Council to effectively close beaches to the public at the end of March; large crowds reportedly flocked to a number of beaches yesterday. There are further claims that

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Calls for hairdressers to open earlier than planned

The Irish Hairdressers Federation wants hairdressers to be able come back to work earlier than planned. It’s recommending the Government open salons on June 29th, instead of phase four when they’re due to open on July 20th. The organisation represents over 400 salon owners across the country, which employ over 5,00 stylists. Irish Hairdressers Federation

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NI leaders say Covid-19 response is proof they can work together

The joint leaders of Northern Ireland’s devolved government say their response to Covid-19 is proof unionists and nationalists can work together. After three years of deadlock, Sinn Féin and the DUP started collaborating again in January. It meant the administration at Stormont was only 10 weeks old when they found themselves dealing with the pandemic.

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Reducing social distancing could quadruple transmission – McConkey

Reducing our social distancing rule from two metres to one could see the rate of transmission quadruple, according to a leading health expert. Some minister raised the issue at Cabinet on Friday and it’s expected to be brought up again when they meet the Chief Medical Officer next week. The World Health Organisation says one

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Discussions ongoing about making quarantine mandatory

The time travellers spend self-isolating here should be based on the country they came from, according to a health expert. New rules means it’s now an offence for people arriving here not to fill in a form detailing where they’ll spend two weeks self-isolating. Meanwhile the Chief Medical Officer says discussions are still ongoing about

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Government working to try ease Covid restrictions for under-18s

It’s expected parents and children could have some Covid-19 restrictions lifted in June, months earlier than planned. Government departments are working with The National Public Health Emergency Team to try ease measures for under-18s from June 8th, when Phase 2 of the reopening of the country is due to happen. Over 24,500 people have now

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