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  A man has died after falling from a ladder in Letterkenny. The tragedy happened in an estate in the Mountain Top area earlier this afternoon. Emergency services attended the scene but the man, who was in his 50s, passed away from injuries sustained from the fall. Two separate investigations by An Garda Siochana and

  The Taoiseach has ruled out a zero per cent VAT rate for the hospitality sector. Leo Varadkar has said it would go against EU rules. However, he’s suggested the rate could be lowered by the next government. Yesterday Junior Minister Brendan Griffin called for the VAT rate for hospitality to be temporarily reduced to

  The COVID-19 unemployment payment and wage subsidy scheme will be extended beyond mid-June. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said no decision has been made on how long it will last for or if there will be a rate reduction after next month. He has also told the Dáil it is possible that the Coronavirus arrived

  Homes in and around Urris, Clonmany are to be without water until later this afternoon after an overnight pipe burst. Irish Water crews are working to repair the burst and it’s expected that it will be complete by 4pm. The utility is reminding residents to allow 2-3 hours thereafter for the supply to full

  Firefighters battled an overnight gorse fire at Knockalla. The alarm was raised at around 11pm with emergency services attending the scene with the blaze eventually brought under control late last night. An investigation to determine the cause of the fire has been launched and anyone with information is being urged to contact Gardai.

  An online petition calling for the Leaving Cert to be cancelled has been signed by over 26 thousand people. There is still no decision on whether or not the exams will take place on the new start date of July 29th, following a Department of Education Meeting yesterday. Teachers’ unions met last night to

  Donegal’s most senior garda has urged people not to let their compliance with movement restrictions slip as we move closer to an easing of restrictions. In a statement last evening, Chief Superintendent Terry McGinn stressed that checkpoints remain in place across Donegal, with an emphasis on cross border policing. In a statement last night,

  Údarás na Gaeltachta has confirmed that the sale of a 12,000 square metre factory on the Gaoth Dobhair Business Park to a locally owned company is nearing completion. The plant, which has vacant since 2004, is being sold to Irish Pressings Ltd, with the potential for up to 45 additional jobs. Fáisc Miotail Éireann

  Formal negotiations on a programme for government will begin this afternoon. Teams from Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens will meet to begin trying to reach a deal to enter a coalition. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told Fine Gael members he’s confident a government will be in place by June.

A further 37 people with COVID19 have died. 265 new cases have also been confirmed. 1,375 people have now lost their lives, while there are 22,248 confirmed case s in the country. One extra case has been reported in Donegal, with the total number of cases in the county now 467 ********************** Statement from the

Irish Water and Donegal County Council have advised customers in Hazel Wood Drive and Drummond Avenue, in Letterkenny Co Donegal that their water supply has been impacted as a result of a burst water main. It is estimated that up to 100 properties may be affected by this unplanned outage. It is expected that the

  Four kayakers have been rescued after getting into difficulty off the coast of Donegal yesterday. Bunbeg Coast Guard boat team launched following a request from the Marine Rescue Cordination Centre in Malin yesterday evening after a report that four kayakers had got into difficultly between Inisfree and Owey island. All persons involved were safely

Almost €82,000 has been allocated to Donegal under the COVID 19 Emergency Fund from the Department of Rural & Community Development in April to provide support to Community Groups who are directly involved in the Community Call. Donegal County Council has this morning confirmed funding from the money to 86 Groups throughout the county who

A driver is due in court after being arrested for drug driving in Letterkenny overnight. According to Gardai, the driver had travelled around 10km to collect friends to go for a Kebab, and upon being stopped at a Garda checkpoint, he tested positive for the presence of Cannabis. The car was also seized for having

The Heritage Council is conducting an on-line Heritage Sector Survey as regards the impact of Covid-19. The council is seeking input from organisations, community groups, and heritage professionals by midnight tonight. Donegal County Council is urging groups in the county to take part in the survey, which the Heritage Council says will be used to

The three State-owned airports have called on the Government to scale back funding for regional airports, amid claims that such financial supports are not delivering value for money. DAA and Shannon Group argue the State subvention provided to four regional airports needs to be reduced under a new Regional Airports Programme. The four regional airports,

  The PSNI is stressing the importance of online security with more and more people working from home. Yesterday, gardai in Donegal warned of scam emails claiming there is an undelivered parcel and demanding personal details to arrange delivery. Such scams have also been detected north of the border, with the PSNI saying another noticable

A further 23 people with COVID19 have died in the Republic. 211 new cases have also been confirmed. 1,339 people have so far lost their lives, while there are now 21,983 confirmed cases in this country. One more case has been confirmed in Donegal, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the county to 466.

Gardai in Donegal say the latest scam targeting consumers is capitalising on the fact that more people are shopping online due to the current global pandemic. In this instance, a phishing email purporting to be from DPD has been sent to a customer in Donegal claiming that the courier was unable to deliver a parcel.

  East Derry MLA John Dallat has died. Paying tribute, the SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood said Mr Dallat was a fierce and forensic champion of people and the public interest as well as a good and loyal man. He was first elected to the then Coleraine Borough Council in the 1970s. His wife Anne is

Gardai in Donegal are investigating a number of incidents of criminal damage over the past week, with windows broken in Letterkenny and a fence badly damaged in Buncrana. Meanwhile, a mini-digger was burnt out in an arson attack in Falcarragh. Between 8pm on Thursday and 5pm on Friday, a mini digger that had been parked

An extra 200 people are receiving the special Covid-19 payment in Donegal this week, bringing the number of recipients in the county to 22,700. Nationally, 598,000 people are now receiving the payment, up 7,000 on last week. The Department of Social Protection will pay out a total of €209.3 million In addition, 52,000 employers nationally