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The IFA says farmers in difficulty or anyone living in isolation in rural areas should call on the association and its members for help. The Chair of the Donegal IFA is urging farmers in need to reach out with a WhatsApp Group set up for farmers in the county. Brendan McLaughlin also says supply is

There are calls for an urgent increase in testing for COVID-19 in the North. At the moment, only those admitted to hospital are being tested for Coronavirus. There are 62 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Northern Ireland. The World Health Organisation has stated that testing is the only way to combat the virus. Derry Councillor

The HSE is continuing to ask healthcare professionals from all disciplines who are not already working in the public health service to register to be on call for Ireland as the country deals with the Coronavirus outbreak. The body is aiming to create extra hospital and care beds and in turn are calling for extra

Donegal Deputy Thomas Pringle says people need to realise that the reality is now that Coronavirus has arrived in Ireland. Deputy Pringle was placed in self isolation on Monday for a period of two weeks after coming into contact with a person with COVID-19 last week. He told today’s Nine til Noon Show that its

Mart Managers of Ireland have introduced new measures for all their marts which are to take immediate effect from today throughout the country. Marts have been using some of the measures over the past number of sales and collectively have put forward guidelines which all will be adhering to over the coming weeks. This will

Patients who don’t have a doctor they normally go to can now call any local GP to get checked for covid-19. There are concerns about thousands of people not registered with a local doctor during the pandemic. Dr Mary Favier, of the Irish College of General Practitioners, says her clinic has been too full to

Older people and those with a long term illness will be advised at some point to stay at home for several weeks during the coronavirus crisis. Last night Leo Varadkar gave a televised address calling on people to maintain social distancing and praising the work of the health service. The Taoiseach warned that as many

69 new cases of covid-19 have been confirmed in the republic this evening. 29 are male and forty of them are female, with 5 of them associated with the North West of the country. It’s a new record increase for the fourth day in a row, bringing the total south of the border to 292.

There are calls for council housing rents to be delayed or reviewed for people who are temporarily unemployed due to the Coronavirus. Councillor Jack Murray has written to the Chief Executive of Donegal County Council and the Director of Service for Housing asking for such measures to be implemented. He believes at this time of

A South Donegal Deputy has appealed for people not to cross the border into Northern Ireland to go drinking on St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow. Sligo/Leitrim and South Donegal Deputy Marian Hakin says it’s irresponsible in the extreme as they may infect family, friends and others on their return home. She’s told Ocean FM that’s she’s

  An investigation is continuing after two men tried to force their way into an elderly man’s home in Manorcunningham. The incident happened on Wednesday last around midday. A woman was at home with her elderly father when she heard a bang on the front door. She initially thought it was someone due to read

  Concern has been raised over what’s been described as an increase in anti-community activity in Lifford, after damage was caused to a local Chinese takeaway for the second time. The front window at the Peking House in the town was smashed over the weekend and was subject to a similar act of vandalism on

The Tanaiste’s warning at some point the coronavirus pandemic will mean fatalities on a daily basis in Ireland. Two people have so far died from Covid-19 in the Republic, out of 169 cases. Schools, creches, bars and pubs are all closed in an effort to minimise its spread. Efforts to test potential cases are also

  New measures have been implemented in and around An Grianan Theatre in Letterkenny in a bid to improve parking problems in the area. Donegal County Council has refreshed double yellow lines while there are also plans to install bollards at various locations near the grounds of the facility. It’s after concerns were raised over

  The Cathaoirleach of the Inishowen Municipal District has accused An Taisce, the Green Party and others of being “enemies of rural Ireland”. Cllr Martin Mc Dermott was speaking after a new Executive Planner for the peninsula was introduced to members at a meeting. Welcoming the new planner, Cllr Mc Dermott urged him and his

  Forty new cases of covid-19 were confirmed yesterday in the Republic. It was the biggest daily increase in coronavirus cases for the second day in a row. A total of 169 people have now tested positive in the south – with a further 45 in Northern Ireland. Health Minister Simon Harris says there will

  Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, Arranmore Island Development Co-operative, CFFAM Árainn Mhór and other Island Community Groups have decided to discourage visitors to the island until the end of March. The decision was made to safeguard the elderly and vulnerable people in the Arranmore community. Businesses and community organisations on the island are closed

  Legal proceedings are being launched by a parent against Northern Ireland’s decision to not close schools. The Departments of health and education will be subject of a legal challenge surrounding the covid-19 outbreak. The child has severe asthma and other underlying health problems – with her mother saying she could be harmed by attending

Hundreds of children around Donegal and the world are participating in an online arts challenge launched to encourage creativity while confined at home. The Regional Cultural Centre Letterkenny, which is funded by Donegal County Council and Arts Council Ireland, launched the ‘Home is where the Arts is’ Challenge yesterday. The challenge for primary school-aged children,

All pubs and nightclubs in Dublin’s Temple Bar are to close with immediate effect. A number of Donegal businesses have also made the call to close theirs doors until further notice. The Temple Bar Company says it’s been impossible to limit crowd numbers and implement social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak. The decision follows criticism