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Met Eireann has issued a rainfall advisory warning for counties including Donegal. The warning is in place from 12 noon today until Tuesday with periods of heavy rainfall expected this afternoon. Met Eireann have advised what heavy rain may lead to localised flooding as river levels remain elevated. Gardai in Donegal have advised motorists to

The St Conal’s Graveyard Restoration Committee will be holding a memorial Service tomorrow Sunday at 2.30pm in Leck Graveyard Letterkenny. A service of remembrance will be held following an unveiling of a memorial and information board to mark their burial area and improve awareness of and access to information about this plot. Betty Holmes from

19 crew members are among 21 people on board a cruise ship off the coast of California to test positive for the coronavirus. The Grand Princess is currently under orders to keep its distance from shore – but plans are being put in place to bring it to a non-commercial port. Meanwhile, a healthcare worker

Donegal County Council has been criticised over the slow pace of works progressing in parts of East Donegal. Councillor Patrick McGowan was raising particular concern over works on the Trusk Road in Ballybofey. He says works on a footpath in the area started over 20 years ago however, funding has now been exhausted and the

Aspiring young entrepreneurs are being urged to apply to the new Catalyst Co-Founders programme, that is seeking to encourage more people to get involved in start-up ventures. The programme is for first time entrepreneurs and early stage start-ups and takes place one night a week for 10 weeks. The aim is to link people who

Letterkenny University Hospital is implementing visiting restrictions from this evening, Friday March 6th. The restrictions will continue into next week and will be kept under review. These restrictions are being put in place as an infection control measure and will apply to all hospitals in the Saolta Group. In a statement this evening, a hospital

Visiting restrictions are in place at 400 nursing homes, and at Dublin’s Mater Hospital, to try stop the spread of Coronavirus. 60 staff at Cork University Hospital have been asked to self-isolate, following a case of Coronavirus there; one of thirteen now confirmed in the Republic. Meanwhile, The Health Minister says people should not panic

  Community representatives in Glenties have penned an open letter, calling on the Council to address major safety concerns over the road and footpaths on the Main Street area of the village. The letter claims that road through the main thoroughfare hasn’t been resurfaced in 20 years while the footpaths are said to be so

  Groups and organisations in Donegal are being encouraged to apply for funding under ‘Healthy Ireland Fund’. The Scheme offers small grants for projects with a minimum spend of €2000 and up to a maximum of €5000 and comprises of €30,000 in total. It’s funded by the Department of Health and administered by the Local

  AIB is to cut 1,500 jobs over the next two years. The job cuts will be made by the end 2022. Profits at the bank fell by 60 per cent last year largely due to the tracker mortgage scandal. Colin Hunt is CEO at AIB he says the job losses will be achieved in

  Almost €370,000 has been allocated for the development of a new sports campus on lands owned by Letterkenny Institute of Technology in the Knocknamona area of Letterkenny. An application was made by the college and Donegal County Council under the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund. The council says if delivered, this would represent a

The EU’s chief negotiator says there are “serious divergences” between Europe and Britain in trade talks. Michel Barnier has been speaking following the first round of negotiations after Brexit. The aim is to reach agreement on a new trade relationship by the end of the year. But Mr Barnier says that’s a difficult target to

  A local hotel manager says tour companies are cancelling some bookings from Italy and Germany due to coronavirus concerns. There are fears locally over how the tourism industry will be impacted this coming year due to the precautionary measures being taken in a bid to contain the virus. Manager of the Clanree Hotel in

    Funding has been sanctioned to install traffic calming measures for Drumboe Brea in Stranorlar. The minor route is used regularly as a bypass of the Twin Towns and there have been on-going safety concerns among residents over the speed by some motorists. Donegal County Council road’s design office is to begin designing a