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A number of pupils from a Co Derry school have been sent home due to concerns over the spread of the Coronavirus. Pupils from Limavady Grammar School have been sent home to self-isolate after recently returning from a midterm trip to Italy. Meanwhile, Irish tourists in Tenerife have contacted the Department of Foreign Affairs after

The EU’s adopted its negotiating position on talks with the UK about the country’s future relationship with the bloc. At a meeting of the European Council in Brussels today, the green light was given to start talks with Britain aimed at securing a free trade agreement. The first formal meeting between EU and UK negotiators

There were 27 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital today, down 7 from yesterday’s total of 34. Cork University Hospital was the most overcrowded in the country today with 81 patients awaiting a bed,with a total of 552 patients awaiting beds across the country today.

  Gardaí are appealing for information over a number of burglaries which happened in the county in recent days. The incidents happened in Lifford, Letterkenny and Redcastle. Significant damage has been caused to a restaurant in Lifford during a burglary in the early hours of Wednesday morning last. The panel was removed from the front

  A post mortem is due to be carried out on the body of a woman recovered from the River Foyle overnight. A major operation, involving a number of emergency services, was carried out last night with a woman’s body recovered from the Foyle at around 11pm. Police in Derry say that they are investigating

  Investigations are continuing after two cars were set alight in Dungloe at the weekend. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday morning last just after 4.20am. The driver’s window in both cars had been smashed and the interior was set alight. Three males were observed running from the scene. Gardaí are keen

  Businesses in Strabane town and surrounding areas seeking inspiration and advice on how to boost performance have the opportunity next week to take part in a series of free events geared towards promoting entrepreneurship and business expertise. The events are part of the wider Enterprise Week Programme for Derry and Strabane, running from March

  Business sentiment in Donegal and across the country has slipped according to an industry survey undertaken by the Irish Hotels Federation, ahead of its annual conference. While 40% of hotel and guesthouse owners across the country report an increase in business levels compared to this time last year, 45% are reporting a drop. Local

Met Eireann has issued a snow and ice warning for the entire country. The status yellow alert will come in to effect at 6 o’clock tomorrow morning, and will remain valid until 9am on Wednesday. Wintry showers, mainly of hail and sleet, are being forecast. These will become increasingly widespread over the course of tomorrow,

Two men and a woman have been arrested in Derry following an incident in the Skeoge area on Saturday afternoon. Police say a group of people attacked two women and a man in the Clon Daragh area at around 1.50 on Saturday afternoon. Two males, aged 17 and 19, and a 20 year old female

  More than 430 thousand euro of fake “movie prop money” has been seized in recent months. Gardai are warning there’s been a significant increase in the amount of these fraudulent notes in circulation. In the past number of months, movie prop money representing a value of € 430,895 has been detected at mail centres

  There were 34 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning according to the latest report from INMO. It’s the third most overcrowded hospital in Ireland today. 81 people were waiting at University Hospital Limerick making it the most overcrowded while nationally there were a total of 573 people at hospitals across

  An investigation is continuing following the discovery of a man’s body in a drain in south Donegal. 36 year old Thomas Kelly was found at Cloghore on the main Ballyshannon to Belleek Road at around 11pm on Saturday night. It’s understood that Mr. Kelly was from the locality. Gardai say that the post mortem

Over 800 homes in Donegal are without power this morning, following multiple outages. The worst affected areas are Donegal Town with 250 homes without power, Creeslough with 170 and Ballyshannon with 135. The other affected areas include Newtowncunningham, Moville and Glenties. Update: Further outages have been reported in the Carndonagh and Cullion areas. The ESB currently

  Heavy snow overnight has resulted in a number of services being impacted. Below is a list of travel updates and cancellations, it will be updated throughout the morning so keep refreshing this page: CLOSURES & CANCELLATIONS  All Cara House courses and childcare facilities closed Ballaghaderg Pre School, Calhame Scoil Mhuire Ramelton Sessiaghoneill NS Lurgybrack

  Heavy snowfall is causing major travel disruption across Donegal this morning. Motorists are being advised to allow extra time for your journey and to exercise extreme caution this morning. Some of the worst affected areas include Letterkenny, Barnsmore Gap and north Inishowen.

  A man in his early 20s arrested after shots were fired at Gardaí in Glenties over the weekend is due in court later this morning. Two other men arrested in connection with the attack in the early hours of Saturday morning have been released without charge. Officers who came to investigate reports of shots

  An 11 year-old boy has died after being knocked down near Buncrana at the weekend.  He passed away in hospital after the incident happened on Friday evening. The 11 year-old boy was walking on Slavery Road in Tullyarvan near Buncrana at around half 5 on Friday evening, when he was struck by a van.