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    Gardai in Donegal have issued a warning to the public over a scam in circulation involving a fake An Post account. A significant number of people in the county are getting text messages pretending to be from the national postal delivery service. The text requests that you click on the link provided in

Due to today’s announcements regarding Covid 19, Highland Radio has decided it would be best to defer the charity fundraising element of our birthday celebrations which were due to commence tomorrow and continue throughout the weekend. A new date will be announced as soon as the situation becomes clearer.

Derry City and Strabane District Council has announced this evening that it is to close its Council offices in Strabane and the Brandywell Sports Centre as of this evening as a proactive measure against Coronavirus. The Glenside office located behind the civic offices on the Derry Road, Strabane will remain open to the public and

A 41 year old man arrested in Derry yesterday by detectives following searches in the Creggan area, has been released following questioning. Police say the investigation into violent Dissident Republican activity is ongoing.

A number of events and closures have been announced in light of the measures announced today to stem the progress of Coronavirus. Confirmations which were to have taken place in Termon tonight at 6pm have been cancelled. All gaelic games activities are to be suspended from midnight tonight. The GAA, Camogie Association, and the LGFA

Two new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Northern Ireland this afternoon. The total number of cases of Covid-19 on the island of Ireland now stands at 63 – 43 in the Republic and 20 in the North. Both cases in Northern Ireland are adults and both were secondary transmissions. One case was involved

The following visiting arrangements have been put in place in Older Persons Nursing Units across the five counties of Community Healthcare Organisation Area 1 (Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan and Sligo). We request that Immediate family members only visit and that children do not visit. Visiting should be limited to one person at a time. We

  Members of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Environment and Regeneration Committee have endorsed the final draft of the Sion Mills Regeneration Masterplan. The Masterplan is aimed at shaping the village’s redevelopment and regeneration over the next 10-15 years and is based on key priorities for the village moving forward. The Masterplan is an

The 28 year old man who died following an overnight crash in South Donegal has been named locally as James ‘Corky’ Connolly. The father of one, originally from Cork but most recently living in Co Fermanagh was pronounced dead at the scene of the two vehicle collision on the N15 at Laheen between Ballyshannon and

Lough Swilly RNLI are urging people to dispose of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon’s appropriately. Its after the Lough Swilly Lifeboat station was tasked this week to assist Malin Head Coastguard, and Greencastle Coastguard in locating an active EPIRB signal 2 miles inland in the Buncrana area. The beacons are used to alert rescue services

The first death linked to Coronavirus in Ireland has been confirmed. The woman who contracted the virus died in a hospital in the east of the country. The woman, who was elderly and had an underlying illness, is one of 34 people to have contracted the virus so far in Ireland. She was being treated

A 41 year old man has been arrested in Derry today under the Terrorism Act. Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit conducted two planned searches in the Creggan area of the city today, in relation to an ongoing investigation into violent Dissident Republican activity. A number of items were also seized and the 41

Two more people have tested positive for Coronavirus in Northern Ireland. Both cases are said to be adults and both were secondary transmissions that can be traced to a previously reported case that involved recent travel to Northern Italy. The total number of people in the North with Covid-19 is 18.

An orange level wind warning has been issued for Donegal from 8am tomorrow morning. Met Eireann says gusts of up to 120km/h can be expected with a possibility of coastal flooding. The wind warning will remain in place until 12 noon tomorrow.

The next phases of Garda reforms have been announced by the Garda Commissioner. Drew Harris says the Garda Operating Model will see more front line Gardai and a stronger focus on community policing. The changes will be phased in across the 19 Divisions, with the Donegal/Sligo/Leitrim division included in the fourth phase. It is anticipated

A status yellow snow and ice warning has been issued for Donegal, taking effect from 3 o’clock this afternoon and lasting until 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. Met Eireann says showers will turn increasingly wintry during today, with a mix of hail, sleet, and snow, leading to icy conditions on untreated surfaces and some localised accumulations.

There were 10 patients awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, three of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s a rise of four on yesterday’s figure. Nationally, the INMO says 162 admitted patients were waiting for beds in Irish this morning, the highest number, 18, at St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin.