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  A Donegal GP has rowed in behind calls for local St. Patrick Day Parade celebrations to be cancelled as concerns over the coronavirus heighten. A decision will be made in the next 24 – 48 hours on whether or not next week’s events nationwide will come to a halt. Dr Jimmy McDaid says a […]

  There are calls for action to reduce the number of people currently on the social housing waiting list in the West Tyrone area. According to recent figures, 1,483 are currently on the list at the end of December. There are plans to build 160 new homes in Strabane in a bid to address the

  A Donegal County Councillor is appealing to people who are struggling to get planning permission in rural parts of Donegal to make their concerns known to a local representative or architect. The County Development Plan is coming up for review shortly and Cllrs will have a say on possible changes to the plan. Young

    Líonra Leitir Ceanainn will be holding a public consultation meeting this week on the draft Irish language strategic plan for the Letterkenny area. The plan has been described as a vital part of the process for Letterkenny to be recognised by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht as a Gaeltacht Services

ALONE, the organisation that supports older people, has announced the launch of a national support line and additional supports for older people. ALONE is working in collaboration with the Department of Health and the HSE to support older people who have concerns or are facing difficulties relating to the outbreak of Coronavirus in Ireland. The

Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh has today announced the successful contractors are being finalised for works to get underway on major building projects for three schools in Donegal – St Mary’s Stranorlar, Scoil Cholmcille Letterkenny and Glenswilly NS. St Mary’s will become a new 24 classroom school; Scoil Cholmcille will get eight new

Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald is calling on the Taoiseach to convene a meeting of party leaders to discuss the handling and impact of the coronavirus here. Deputy McDonald has cancelled public meetings since the outbreak began, after a case of the virus was confirmed at the school attended by her own children. She

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