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  An investigation is continuing after two males, one armed with a knife, entered a shop in Strabane and threatened a shop worker. The incident happened in the Lisnafin area yesterday. CCTV footage shows one of the males flashing a knife and forcing the woman behind the counter, but it’s understood that they left empty […]

  There are calls for commercial rates to be suspended for the rest of the year for small and medium enterprises. Fianna Fáil says businesses need all the support they can to get back on their feet and the government should compensate local authorities for the loss of income. A number of services have been

  There are heightened fears for the welfare of many Donegal people living abroad who are trying to get home. It’s understood that over 150 people from the county located in various parts of the world are unemployed and effectively stranded due to the on-going pandemic with some in areas severely impacted by the virus.

  Property website Daft.ie has issued its latest report into home prices and shows over the past 12 months, most regions have experienced a drop in asking prices, apart from Connacht and Ulster. In Donegal, prices in the first three months of 2020 were 3% higher than a year previously, compared to a rise of

  The First Minister accepts Northern Ireland needs to significantly ramp up its testing for Covid-19. It’s after strong criticism from the Royal College of Nursing and Stormont’s health committee about the testing being done up North. The number of coronavirus cases in the six counties jumped by 85 yesterday, to 774. And First Minister

  Serious concern has been raised over charities in the Strabane and Derry area now being in severe financial difficulty due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Most of the local health charities rely heavily on fundraising as their core income stream in the delivery of their lifesaving services. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic they’ve now been

  The General Manager of Letterkenny University Hospital says it’s hoped that a new emergency unit will be ready for patients by the end of next week. Extensive work is continuing on the new 38 bed Covid-19 unit at the hospital with over 80 construction workers on site around the clock to ensure it’s finished

  Micheál Martin is edging towards becoming the next Taoiseach with Leo Varadkar prepared to allow the Fianna Fáil leader to serve the first term in the office. According to the Irish Independent, Leo Varadkar will allow Mr Martin the first term in the office if the two parties agree to rotate the office of

  Donegal’s newest ‘Meals on Wheels’ service has just been announced as the spirit of community continues to thrive across Donegal. ‘Castlefinn Covid Meals on Wheels’ was born this week following an online get together of local volunteers from sporting and charity organisations. The scheme was established as a result of the on-going Covid-19 crisis

  Up to 3,000 people in Northern Ireland could die from coronavirus in the space of 20 weeks. That’s the warning issued by the North’s Department of Health. There are now 689 confirmed cases of the virus in the six counties, after 103 new cases and two deaths were recorded yesterday. First Minister Arlene Foster

  Donegal County Council says it hopes to be in a position to open up the Mica redress scheme for applications in the coming weeks. Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District Martin Mcdermott says while it’s not possible to say what impact the Coronavirus crisis will have on the scheme, he’s been reassured that government

The air service linking Donegal and Dublin is being scaled back to one flight a day in each direction. An airport spokesperson confirmed this afternoon that following discussions with Stobart Air and the Department of Transport it was decided to continue flights, with the airport operating in compliance with HSE guidelines. The airport says as

The CEO of the Saolta Hospital Group is confident that LUH has the capacity to deal with the worst of the Coronavirus pandemic, which is predicted to come between the 6th and 20th of April. Tony Canavan visited the hospital today for discussions with staff and management. He told Highland Radio News that the hospital

The Chief Fire Officer in Donegal says most wildfires are caused by carelessness on the part of members of the public. Joseph McTaggart says it’s more important now than ever before that people are careful, so the fire service isn’t overwhelmed. Mr McTaggart says in the case of last year’s fires in West Donegal, the

The Bishop of Raphoe says the availability of priests is being severely restricted by the Coronavirus pandemic. It follows confirmation that from now on, requiem masses in the diocese will be said in private, with no more than 10 family members then going to the graveyard. Bishop Alan Mc Guckian told Greg Hughes on today’s

The health watchdog HIQA is to carry out a risk-assessment to see which nursing homes need more help to deal with Covid-19. Health Minister Simon Harris says a number of measures are to be taken to deal the outbreaks in nursing homes…………….

Gardai paid a speed camera operator 26 million euro more than it got through its fines in the space of three years. Between 2017 and 2019, the gardai paid GoSafe 44 million euro. But the revenue generated in fines from its detections was 18.1 million euro. An Garda Siochana says the main purpose of these

After a nine year absence, former Donegal Deputy Niall Blaney is on his way back to Leinster House. He was elected to the Agriculture Panel of the Seanad last night on the 15th count. Outgoing Donegal Senator Brian O’Domhnaill last his seat, having been eliminated on the 13th count. Senator Blaney had placed ninth out

The Minister for Agriculture is being urged to bring forward the balancing payment for GLAS participants as a means of addressing cash flow difficulties farmers are experiencing. Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue, the Fianna Fail Agriculture Spokesperson, says the payment was to be issued to approximately 48,000 farmers in May. However, he says given the national

An agreement for greater cooperation to tackle the spread of Covid 19 across the island of Ireland has been reached. The Chief Medical Officers in the Republic and North are to sign a memo of understanding for a more joined up approach. It follows a conference call between the Tanaiste, Northern Secretary and First and

ALONE, the organisation that supports older people, received more than 1,100 calls to their COVID-19 helpline for older people on Saturday following the introduction of the cocooning measures, and is adding further staff members to answer phone calls to meet the increasing demand. The organisation has welcomed the introduction of practical support phone lines for