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A senior consultant at Letterkenny University Hospital has said there is no shortage of PPE at Letterkenny University Hospital, and staff are being given the resources they need to operate as safely as possible. On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Peter O’Rourke said in some cases, people are looking for what they see on TV, […]

A Garda car was rammed near the Tyrone border yesterday, following an operation which began on the beach in Downings. At 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon, gardai sought to stop the red Audi car in Downings. A short time later, it was seen outside Letterkenny, and followed through Raphoe towards Castlefinn and Doneyloop. Sergeant Eunan Walsh

The Health Minister says Ireland’s restrictions will only ease next month if significant progress is made over the next three weeks. The lockdown remains in place until May 5th, but Simon Harris says normal life won’t resume next month………… Echoing that, Chief medical officer Tony Holohan says until a vaccine is mass-produced, there will still

The ASTI is telling teachers they’re not compelled to take part in the new Leaving Cert arrangements. A statement on the union’s website says “no teacher will be required to do anything.” and says the proposal on the state exams “cannot be enforced.” The Leaving Cert been pushed back from June to either late July

Fire service personnel and gardai attended the site of a fire in control boxes attached to two broadband masts in the Meadowbank area of Letterkenny last night. The boxes are positioned adjacent to the masts. It is incorrectly understood that they are 5G masts. Detective Inspector Pat O’Donnell confirmed they are broadband masts which provided

A man has appeared before a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court charged in connection with a break in towards the back of the parochial house in Letterkenny in the early hours of Easter Sunday. At around 1:45 am yesterday morning, Gardaí responded to reports of a suspected burglary at the property at Sentry Hill.

The Health Minister says the backlog of tests shipped to a German lab for analysis should be completed by the end of next week. Simon Harris says between 25,000 and 30,000 had been sent and 14,000 have now returned. Last night it was confirmed just over 1,000 of those are Covid-19 positive. Minister Harris says

The restrictions on movement which were meant to expire tomorrow, have been extended for 3 more weeks, until Tuesday May 5th. Garda checkpoints continued in Letterkenny throughout the night and are ongoing today. Gardai are asking people to stay at home if your journey is not essential. The Taoiseach’s urging people not to tell authorities

We’re being asked to do what we can to reduce social isolation and improve the wellbeing of disabled people in the long term. The onside project which covers Donegal and Derry is an ongoing programme that aims to support disabled people create community connections of their own choosing. Speaking about the true meaning of ‘social

Over thirty new homes have been approved by Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning Committee, as planners continue to progress with the processing of applications. Applications are still currently being accepted despite some limitations on service due to the ongoing Coronavirus emergency. Catherine Gaffney has more:

  The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Donegal has jumped to 145. It’s a rise of 20 on the previous  figure of 125. Meanwhile, Sinn Fein has accused the HSE of withholding information on the backlog of tests for the coronavirus. The party’s Finance Spokerson Pearse Doherty says the lack of information is

  25 further people have died after contracting Covid-19 in the Republic. The death toll across the country from the disease is now 288. 480 cases have been detected – with the total number of positive tests now standing at 7,054. Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan has more details on the people who have

    Restrictions to control the spread of the coronavirus have been extended for another three weeks. They were due to end on Sunday night, but will now expire after the May Bank Holiday weekend on May 5th. Announcing the decision the Taoiseach said the sacrifices to date were making a difference and the spread

  The Leaving Cert exams are being postponed until the last week of July or early August. The Junior cert exams have been cancelled, with students set to take school based tests early in the new school year. All schools will remain closed until further notice. Education Minister Joe McHugh says they will issue a

  A new one way system has been introduced at the Bernard McGlinchey Town Park in Letterkenny. Donegal County Council has been working on the system over the last few days to encourage social distancing. Walks around the facility which are used regularly by locals have been effectively cut in half and are now clearly

  The Education Minister is expected to announce when the State exams will take place after this morning’s meeting of the National Public Health Emergency Team. It’s unlikely the Junior and Leaving Cert will take place on the expected start date of June 3rd and will be pushed back to to July, August or even

  From today, police in Northern Ireland will be stepping up patrols and enforcement measures – to help tackle Covid-19. Checkpoints will be set up across the region – and the PSNI will be stopping vehicles on the roads to ensure journeys are necessary. Chief Constable Simon Byrne says it’s similar to what’s happening in

  Northern Ireland authorities have confirmed abortions can now be carried out in the hospitals in the six counties. The region’s strict laws on pregnancy-terminations were scrapped last month, but there was concern the Stormont Assembly had not put the new legislation into practice. But the North’s Department of Health confirms medical professionals may now

  Nearly 5,300 children have not been allocated a social worker by Tusla – despite child protection and welfare concerns with Donegal having one of the longest lists in the country. Over 680 are deemed high priority cases. Areas of Dublin have the longest lists, followed by the midwest, Waterford/Wexford and then Donegal. Joseph Mooney,

  Netflix customers are being warned of a phishing scam that has been reported in recent days. An email claiming to be from the streaming service will say a customer must update their billing details or else lose their account. However, this has been identified has fake. Technology correspondent Jess Kelly says people should not

  The Health Minister says the current restrictions on travel, work and movement will remain in place for the next few weeks. Health officials will formally make a recommendation to the government today, as the current measures are due to end on Sunday. Yesterday, 28 more patients lost their lives because of the coronavirus, while

  Deaths of Covid-19 patients in care homes may not be included in officials figures in Northern Ireland. First Minister Arlene Foster says the region is still only registering coronavirus deaths in hospitals. The issue of deaths in care homes is due to be discussed at a Stormont executive meeting today. Meanwhile, Deputy First Minister