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A status yellow ice and temperature warning remains in place across the country this morning. Met Eireann expect widespread frost and icy stretches to impact the country until 10am today. Temperatures are expected to reach as low as minus 3 in many areas.

There’s been a slight drop in the number of infectious cases of Covid-19 at Letterkenny University Hospital. Yesterday, the hospital was dealing with the highest number of patients with Covid in the country at 59. However, latest figures show that has decreased to 56. A total of 884 people with Covid-19 are receiving treatment in

  Community Groups in Donegal are being invited to apply for grants under the latest Communities Activities Fund announced this week by the Department of Rural and Community Affairs. The money, which will be allocated to groups in disadvantaged areas, can cover either capital expenditure or running costs. Minister Heather Humphries launched the fund this

21,302 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed. 884 patients are in hospital with the virus – 90 are in ICU. Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan says the current infection levels are having a major impact on essential services across all sectors. He said – “As one of our key essential services – the

Met Eireann has issued a status yellow weather warning for low temperatures and ice. The warning is in place for the entire country from 7pm this evening until 10am tomorrow. Temperatures are expected to drop as low as minus three degrees, with Met Eireann predicting widespread sharp frost with icy stretches. Donegal County Council says

Visiting at Letterkenny University Hospital has been suspended from for a week from today. Saolta say the decision has been taken due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the community, and also current outbreaks of COVID-19 within the hospital itself.  Visiting will be facilitated on compassionate grounds, on an exceptional basis only. To

There’s been a 14% increase in the number of new cars registered in Donegal in 2021. There were 2,406 cars registered in the county last year, compared to 2,101 in 2020. Nationally, there were almost 105,000 new cars registered last year, a rise of 19%  

Three youths are being sought after a Letterkenny business was brandished with spray paint. At around 4pm on Wednesday December 22nd the three youths wearing dark clothing were caught on CCTV footage spray painting the walls and doors of a business premises in Letterkenny retail park with black paint. Gardai say the group are around

Letterkenny University Hospital is among the most overcrowded in the country today. 36 people are waiting on a bed at the hospital this morning, the second highest figure in Ireland. 8 people are on a trolley in the hospital’s Emergency Department while a further 28 are waiting on wards. According to the INMO’s Trolley Watch

Letterkenny University Hospital has the highest number of Covid-19 patients in the country. Latest figures show that 59 infectious cases are currently being dealt with at the hospital. The figure is up 5 from yesterday.

The Western Health and Social Care Trust is currently under severe pressure due to staff shortages. The Trust has issued an urgent appeal for staff as services at Altnagelvin and South West Acute Hospitals remain extremely challenged. They say maintaining bed capacity across all hospital settings is crucial. The urgent appeal is for any staff,

Additional funding has been announced for an extension to the Waterside Greenway in Derry. Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Alderman Graham Warke says the Strathfoyle Greenway will be a demonstration of how this kind of infrastructure can be built with people, biodiversity and climate change at its heart. An additional £400,000 of

Coalition leaders are to meet later to assess the current Covid situation. A shortening of the isolation period for close contacts is expected to be among the measures considered. It comes as the country battles record infection rates and rising hospital admissions due to Omicron. 16,986 new Covid cases were confirmed yesterday, while 804 people

An 18 year-old man has died after getting in to difficulty while swimming off Arranmore Island Gardai say the young man got into difficulty in the water at Leadbh Gharbh shortly before 3pm. The local RNLI crew and other emergency services responded to the scene and were able to recover the man from the water.

A further 16,986 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland today. 804 people are now in hospitals with the virus – a staggering jump of 87 compared to yesterday’s figure. 93 of those patients are now receiving intensive care treatment, up 6. This day last week, there were just 461

The latest figures released by the HSE show that, as of 8 o’clock last night, there are now 54 Covid patients at Letterkenny University Hospital – an increase of 6 compared to the previous day’s total. The number of Covid patients at LUH is now three times what it was just one week ago –

The Saolta University Healthcare Group have advised that the Emergency Department at Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely busy today. They say that there is currently a high number of patients waiting to be admitted to the hospital, and that those in the Emergency Department are experiencing long wait times. The public are being asked to

Met Eireann has issued a status yellow rainfall warning for County Donegal from midnight tonight. Heavy showers as well as long spells of rain are expected, and Met Eireann has warned the rainfall level could lead to some rivers flooding, as well as localised surface flooding. The status yellow warning will stay in place until

A further 17,071 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland today. 717 people are in hospital with the virus, that’s up 61 in the past 24 hours. 87 patients with the virus are in ICU, up two over the same period.

All Semester 1 in-person exams at the Letterkenny Institute of Technology have been postponed until a later date in the year, due to the rising incidence in Covid cases. In a statement, LYIT said that all exams that were previously scheduled to be held between Thursday, January 6th and Friday January 21st have now been

  The number of Covid-19 patients at Letterkenny University Hospital has risen yet again, as hospital staff try to manage an ongoing Covid outbreak. Latest figures show that, as of 8pm last night, there were 48 admitted patients at LUH with Covid-19 – that’s a rise of 8 on the previous day, and more than

The Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has announced an adjustment to the documentation required to receive the 350 euro Enhanced Illness Benefit. The Department of Social Protection will now accept confirmation from the HSE that you have ordered an antigen test, a text message from the HSE that you are a close contact, or

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called for all non-emergency procedures in hospitals to be stopped in response to the recent spike in Covid-19 cases and admissions. They’ve also called for more measures to be implemented to better protect hospital staff from Covid-19, as it’s been reported that hundreds of healthcare workers are currently