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Irish households could pay up to €1,300 more on their annual food shopping costs after Brexit. Research by the ESRI has found 1 in 5 Irish-owned firms is completely or very highly reliant on products coming from the UK. The Irish Independent reports predicted tariffs and higher trading costs could raise the cost of UK

There were 363 data-protection breaches recorded by the HSE in the first ten months of this year. Patients’ records were found in recycling bins, public streets and car parks. They include an instance in which a patient’s medical file from Letterkenny University Hospital was found by a person in the nearby town park. In other

Donegal County Council has approved a planning application for a new Cinema in Donegal Town. WJ Dolan Construction plans to start work as soon as possible on a two storey, five Screen, 714 seat cinema which will include a small restaurant, 155 space car park and access to the R267 at the existing Lidl junction.

The Health Information and Quality Authority has published 32 inspection reports on residential centres for older people. In Donegal, unannounced inspections were carried out at 3 centres, all of which have been found to require improvements to the premises. They are the Sheil Hospital, Ballyshannon, Buncrana Community Hospital and the Rock Nursing Unit, Ballyshannon. Inspectors

All ATM machines at Bank of Ireland branches around the country are out of service. A spokesperson says it’s a network issue and technicians are working to fix the problem. The Bank of Ireland App is also affected. All credit card and point of sale machines are operating as normal, while cheques and cash can

The Donegal Investment Group, formerly Donegal Creameries, has indicated a “significant” capital project is expected to double capacity in its Killygordon based business. It comes as has the group reports higher revenues and profits for the year to the end of August, with growth in the seed potato and specialist dairy businesses. Over the year

There were 31 people awaiting in-patient beds at Letterkenny University Hospital this morning, five of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s a fall of seven on yesterday’s figure, and comes after the full capacity protocol was implemented yesterday evening. Nationally, the INMO says there were 568 admitted patients waiting at hosptials across the country this

Tomorrow is the last day for submissions on a Donegal County Council proposal for dredging the River Finn. The council has applied to An Bord Pleanala for clearance to dredge material for flood relief works at three locations ; behind Jacksons Hotel, under the main Ballybofey/Stranorlar Bridge, and under the Dreenan bridge. Full details are

  There’s been another paramilitary style attack in Derry. Police say a man in his thirties was shot in the leg in the Ballymagroarty area of the city last night. Detective Inspector Michael Winters said a report was received shortly after 10pm that the victim and another man were walking towards the shop on Dunluce

  A man is due in court after being caught driving while disqualified in the Letterkenny area. Gardai stopped the driver this week and asked for their licence but its understood that the motorists produced a fake licence under a different name. It later emerged that the driver had already received 12 penalty points and

  Donegal is set to benefit from a share of €1 million in funding from Inland Fisheries Ireland. The grants will support fisheries conservation, protection and education initiatives and give the public greater access to fishing sites around the country. In Donegal, funding of €25,176 has been announced by Minister Sean Canney for an improvement

The Go for Life National Grant Scheme has announced today that 49 groups in Donegal are to benefit from just over €13,500 in funding to promote physical activity in older people. The grants scheme, a combined initiative from Age & Opportunity and Sport Ireland, will distribute the funding across the groups in Donegal with 1,000

The Central Statistics Office says people in the counties of Galway, Donegal, Mayo, Leitrim and Roscommon live furthest away from most everyday services. 61% of people in Donegal live more than 10 kilometres from a garda station, while 26% of people in the county are more than 50 kilometres from an Emergency Department. The CSO

Fresh talks to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland will start in the middle of next month. Northern Secretary Julian Smith says if they don’t lead to an agreement by January 13th then new Assembly elections will be triggered. He admits there are a number of issues to be resolved – including a demand for

125 people have attended the Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital in the past 24 hours, as a result, the Full Capacity Protocol has been implemented. Management at the hospital say the ED has been extremely busy with many patients currently awaiting a bed. They have apologised for the distress or inconvenience caused to patients

A man has been arrested in Strabane in connection to an ongoing investigation into the discovery of a mortar device in the Church View area of the town in September. The 28 year old was arrested by detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit under the Terrorism Act. A number of searches are currently ongoing

A row has developed in the Seanad over the amount of money sought by iCare and the Bluestacks Foundation for their services next year. In a response to Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn, Minister Jim Daly said iCare had sought just over €41,000 euro for 2020, while Bluestacks Foundation had sought €86,500. However, Senator mac Lochlainn

  The Government is being accused of not doing enough to tackle homelessness in the northwest. In September 2018, there were 54 adults across counties Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim who had to access local authority managed emergency accommodation. One year on, it’s understood that number has risen to 55 adults, including five families representing a

There’s been another increase in the number of people awaiting beds at Letterkenny University Hospital. The INMO says there were 38 people awaiting in-patient beds this morning, 10 of them on Emergency Department trolleys. That’s a rise of 13 on yesterday’s figure. Nationally, the INMO says there were 654 admitted patients waiting at hosptials across