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It has been announced this afternoon that eleven more people in Northern Ireland have died of Covid-19 The overall death toll in Northern Ireland now stands at 118. The Public Health Agency says a total of 12,199 test have been carried out in Northern Ireland so far. Of these, 1,806 have been confirmed as having […]

The Bishop of Derry carried out an Easter Blessing of graves at Derry’s City Cemetery at sunrise this morning. Bishop Donal McKeown said he hoped the Easter Blessing would bring some comfort to grieving families across the Derry Diocese who are unable to visit the graves of their loved ones. He said the Government legislation

Gardaí have arrested and charged a 24 year-old woman following an assault at a Sligo Hospital at around 7.30am yesterday, Saturday morning. During the altercation, the woman assaulted a Hospital worker. She was later arrested under the Public Order Act and taken to Ballymote Garda station. The woman appeared before a special sitting of Sligo

Police have received a number of reports of members of the public receiving scam emails recently. The emails claim to have recorded the recipient using the webcam or camera on their device and threaten to show the footage to everyone on their contact list unless they pay the scammer. Detective Inspector Chris Millar said: “Firstly,

33 more people diagnosed with COVID-19 in Ireland have died, bringing the total to 320. 553 new cases have also been confirmed. The total number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Ireland now stands at 8,928. Of the 33 deaths reported today, 30 were in the East of the country and 3 in the West

As of today 11th of April the HSE will transfer all residential patients from the Rock Community Hospital Ballyshannon to St Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar. The Rock Community Hospital is an old building and the HSE say this action is being taken due to Covid -19 in the best interests of patient safety and in

  Gardai in Donegal say they have been alerted to a scam that is doing the rounds. The scam has been received by a number of people by email from Bank of Ireland. The email requests the receiver to clink on a link within the email in order to confirm personal details.   Bank of

  A man has appeared at a special sitting of Letterkenny District Court today following an allegation of a spitting incident. The incident, which happened earlier this morning, involved an ambulance paramedic and an employee of Letterkenny University Hospital. The 45 year old in question has been charged with two counts of assault. He was

  10 more people have died in the north as a result of covid-19. It brings the death toll there to 92. Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases has risen to 1,589 after 112 more positive tests were confirmed.

    As patrols continue across the county Gardai have issued further advice to those travelling to a Covid-19 test centre. People who are stopped at a checkpoint en route to a test centre are advised to keep their window up and display notification to attend a test centre through the glass.

There’s been an increase in roadside fly-tipping in Donegal. Donegal County Councils Litter Enforcement Team has been made aware of a number of instances across the county in recent days. The Council is working hard to maintain essential waste management services at this time. The Council is appealing to people to protect their local environment,

  People across the North West are being encouraged to take part in the “Shine Your Light” National initiative. Communities everywhere are being asked to shine a light tomorrow evening at 9pm to create a moment of solidarity in our battle against the Covid 19 pandemic. The campaign is urging everyone to ‘Shine Your light’

  Over €81,000 is being allocated to Donegal County Council as part of a nationwide fund set up by Government to support community and voluntary groups involved in the ‘Community Call’ initiative. The COVID-19 Emergency Fund will provide immediate and urgently needed funding totaling €2.5 million to local authorities across the country. The Department of

  An orange fire warning has been issued. The Department of Agriculture says setting fires on open ground during the public health emergency would be particularly reckless. The alert will last until Tuesday.

  Police are investigating an overnight shooting in Omagh. The incident happened in the Mullaghmore Drive area shortly before midnight. A number of masked men forced their way into a property and assaulted three males who were in the house. A number of shots were also discharged in the house and it’s understood that the

  Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are set to agree a framework document on a grand coalition between the two parties today. It will spell out what they would hope to achieve in an historic agreement between the two old political rivals. The document will include a guide for moving towards a single tier health

    The HSE is urging everyone to continue to adhere to the Public Health Guidelines. The Crisis Management Team (CMT) co-ordinating all HSE Services across the CHO 1 area which covers Donegal in the fight to identify, contain and stop the spread of Covid 19 has appealed to the general public to continue adhering

  Public buildings in Derry and Strabane to shine a light for front line workers. Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Michaela Boyle, is backing an Ireland wide initiative this Easter Saturday to shine a light or candle from your window in solidarity with frontline staff, healthcare workers and people affected everywhere

  A further 28 people are confirmed to have died from Covid19 in the Republic. 500 new cases confirmed today – highest figure recorded in a single day. It now brings the death toll to 263 while the number of confirmed cases stands at 6,574.

  Donegal County Council is warning people that they may be liable to a fine if they do not dispose of materials appropriately at recycling banks. The local authority says they are working to keep waste management services operational during the COVID–19 restrictions. However, the council is urging people to when using the recycling bring

  Hundreds of thousands of workers being paid through the Wage Subsidy Scheme will face tax bills at the end of the year. The scheme enables employers impacted by COVID-19 to continue paying staff. Over 40 thousand employers are availing of the Wage Subsidy Scheme which refunds them 70 per cent of their employees wage

The unemployment rate in March, including those receiving the Pandemic Unemployment benefit was 16.5 per cent. The CSO has released its first set of official monthly unemployment figures since the crisis began. A third of those receiving some form of welfare support are aged 15 to 24, while the rate for those aged over 25

  A major Garda operation along the Donegal border is continuing and has seen a significant number of cars being turned back under the new clampdown as part of Covid-19 restrictions. The checkpoints have been set up at a number of crossing points along the border as of yesterday and are on-going this morning. Gardai

  An Bord Pleanala has overturned a decision by Donegal County Council against plans for an amusement arcade in Letterkenny and has given the green light for the development. Mr Conor Carey lodged an appeal to change the use of the existing ground floor office on Lower Main Street into an amusement arcade after it