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A total of 3,887 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening in the Republic of Ireland – with nearly one in every seven of those new cases being the Omicron variant. The chief medical officer says about 14 per cent are Omicron – or nearly 550 cases. That’s a 14 times increase on

Saolta have announced that the walk-in vaccination centre in Letterkenny will have extended opening hours this Tuesday evening, as the booster vaccine drive continues to ramp up. The Letterkenny Vaccination Centre, located at the Letterkenny Business Park in Ballyraine, will remain open until 7pm this evening. Boosters will be made available for anyone aged between

Gardai are investigating a burglary at a primary school on Convent Road in Letterkenny. Gardai say padlocks were broken on a number of temporary containers on the school grounds between 2pm on Saturday afternoon last and 7:30am yesterday morning. Those responsible made off with an orange Stihl leaf blower, 8 lengths of copper and a

Money and 20 catalytic converters have been stolen during a burglary at Cooladerry, Raphoe. A window of a shed located at the rear of a property was smashed and entry gained between 6pm on Wednesday last and 7:45am on Thursday. Items were stolen also from another shed which was laying open. Gardai are asking anyone

A Boil Water Notice that was in place for 3,500 homes in the Glenties and Ardara areas has been lifted today by Irish Water. The notice was put in place last week, due to a deterioration in the water quality in the area that was caused by Storm Barra at the Glenties-Ardara Water Treatment Plant.

The Tennis Club in Letterkenny has once again been broken into. The facility on the High Road has been targeted on numerous occasions in recent times. On Tuesday morning last, a window was smashed and entry gained to the property at around 1:30am. An office was ransacked but Gardai say nothing was stolen during the

A 52-year-old woman has been arrested in Derry as part of a police investigation into the New IRA. Officers detained the woman in the Creggan area earlier today as part of Operation Ledging – targeting the groups bomb making and storage activities. The woman has been taken the Serious Crime Suite at Musgrave Police Station

Despite a drop in the number of people waiting on a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital today, it remains the second most overcrowded hospital in the country. According to the latest Trolley Watch report, 56 people are on a trolley at the hospital, down slightly from 61 yesterday. 7 admitted patients are waiting in the

Gardai are continuing to appeal for witnesses to a fatal crash in Killygordon on Friday last. A 19 year old man died following the collision involving a car and a motorcycle which occurred shortly before 1:30pm at Railway Road. Anyone who witnessed the crash or who has dash cam footage of the area is being

A retired Donegal firefighter has been found guilty by a jury of 31 counts of sexual assault including rape of a boy at various locations across Donegal between September 1995 and September 2000. 59 year old Liam Carr of Ballina, Falcarragh, does not accept the verdicts of the jury following a Central Criminal Court trial

A nationwide status yellow fog warning remains in place this morning. Met Éireann says there will be reduced visibility leading to difficult travel conditions. The alert will remain in place until 9am.

The wait time between a second Covid-19 vaccine and a booster jab has been reduced from five to three months. Details were announced last night by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly, following new NIAC advice. It comes as the Chief Medical Officer warns the Omicron variant now accounts for 11% of Covid cases in the Republic

Emergency Services are currently attending the scene of a fire in Carndonagh Town Centre. It’s believed that the fire began at a derelict property in the Bridge Street area of the town shortly after 4 o’clock this afternoon. According to Gardaí, no injuries have been reported currently as crews are battling to put out the

A nationwide status yellow fog warning has been issued. It’ll take effect at 7pm this evening and run until 9am tomorrow. Met Eireann says there will be reduced visibility in some areas leading to difficult travel conditions this evening and tonight, and caution is being urged for motorists travelling at those times.

A waste company facing charges related to the death of an employee from County Donegal will be taken to trial next month. McGrath Industrial Waste Limited, based in Castlebar, has been charged in relation to the death of Donegal native Daniel Meehan in December of 2018, as he was working on a refuse lorry in

The grandson of a Donegal Coxswain who was awarded the RNLI gold medal for gallantry during World War II has returned home from Boston to become the third generation of his family to join Arranmore Island’s lifesaving RNLI crew. Mark Boyle was born and raised on Arranmore, but this will be his first Christmas on

61 people are waiting on a trolley at Letterkenny University Hospital today. It’s the second most overcrowded hospital in the country today with 11 people waiting on a bed in the Emergency Department and a further 50 waiting on wards. 534 patients are waiting on a bed at hospitals across the country today, the highest

Over 200 properties are without power in Donegal. 77 homes and businesses are without power in Derrybeg while a further 188 are affected in Milford. ESB expect power to be restored to all areas by 1:30pm.

A man in his 50s arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of Councillor Eddie Fullerton has been released without charge. Eddie Fullerton was shot dead at his home in Buncrana on Saturday the 25th of May, 1991. Gardai say a file will now be prepared for the DPP.

Donegal ETB is to receive over €300,000 in funding from the Mitigating against Educational Disadvantage Fund. The funds provide funding to support educationally disadvantaged learners in accessing and participating in community education. Welcoming the announcement, Agriculture Minister, Charlie McConalogue says the fund is specifically designed to tackle educational inequalities which continue to be highlighted by