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All of the homes and businesses affected by power outages in Falcarragh, Derrybeg and Glenties have had their supplies restored. Over 17,000 people had been affected across the three areas In Stranorlar, 86 homes and businesses have had their power restored. In South Donegal, 367 people are affected by an outage near Ballyshannon, with restoration

International arrivals into Northern Ireland need to provide a negative Covid-19 test before boarding a plane from this morning. The pre-departure tests are in response to the emergence of the new Omicron variant. Experts in the UK believe the gap between infection and infectiousness may be shorter with the new strain. New Covid-19 restrictions for

Over 14,000 people are without power in the vicinity of Falcarragh. ESB networks hope to have supplies restored within an hour. However, Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola has announced it will remain closed today as a result of the power outage. Meanwhile, 552 people in South Donegal are affected by a fault which is centred on Ballyshannon.

All roads on Donegal County Council’s gritting programme are being gritted this morning as snow falls in some areas. Motorists are being urged to take care, with slippy conditions and poor visibility in many areas.

A strong unanimous message is to be sent from Donegal County Council to the Government that the sliding scale in the Mica Redress Scheme must be scrapped. The reconvened plenary meeting heard from local representatives all around the county, with each saying that this controversial element of the scheme must be removed. Meanwhile, Cllr Martin

  The proposed Culture & Peace Activity Trails, which are one of the community animation programmes for the Riverine Community Park, were launched at the weekend. The Shared Space project is being funded through the EU’s PEACE IV Programme which is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. Match-funding for the project has been provided

  The Department of Health has confirmed a further 2,950 cases of Covid 19. There are 536 patients being treated in hospital with the virus, an increase of 33 on yesterday, 110 of whom are being treated in ICU. The Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan said it is vital that if anyone experience symptoms

Listen back to the Main evening news, sport and Obituaries for Monday 6th December:

  Storm Barra will bring very strong and disruptive winds and heavy rain to Ireland on Tuesday and Wednesday, with the strongest and most impactful winds expected across western areas. A yellow rain warning is also in place nationwide, as the strong winds from Storm Barra are accompanied by heavy rain which will bring challenging

  All Donegal routes will be gritted from 6pm this evening.  The Donegal gritting route index as follows: 06: Inishowen West 04: Inishowen South 01: National Primary North 02: National Primary Central 03: National Primary South 07: Milford South 08: Milford North 09: Cill Ulta East 10: Cill Ulta West 11: Na Rosa 12: Binswilly

  As expected, the Mica Redress Scheme is dominating the adjourned sitting of Donegal County Council. Standing orders have been suspended after Cathaoirleach Councillor Jack Murray took the decision to facilitate a full discussion on Mica. A number of local representatives have voiced their concern over the sliding scale element of the scheme and have

  Five rates of Pandemic Unemployment Payment will be available to people who lost their jobs as a result of the latest Government restrictions. The payments will range from 150 to 350 euro a week, depending on what people earned before losing their jobs. The hospitality sector met with Government Ministers this morning with CEO

Walk-in Covid booster clinics will be held this week at the Letterkenny Vaccination Centre for people aged 60 to 69. The clinics will be held at the recently relocated centre in Letterkenny Business Park, Ballyraine for those in the age group who have reached an interval of at least 150 days since their second dose

There’s been a jump in the number of people waiting on a bed at Letterkenny University Hospital today to 70, the highest figure in weeks. 19 people are on trolleys in the hospital’s Emergency Department while a further 51 are waiting on wards. 436 patients are awaiting a bed at hospitals across the country according

€50 million in funding has been announced to address the digital divide in schools. 203 primary and post-primary schools in Donegal will benefit from €2.5 million worth of the grants under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. Schools will be required to use the funding for the direct benefit of their students including the option

The Department of Education has revised its rules for mask wearing among primary school children. Last week it advised that all kids in third class and above wear one, and that they should be sent home if they declined without a medical reason. However in updated advice, it now says children should not be “excluded

Searches are continuing in Strabane for missing man, Michael McGinty. Michael was last seen in the Church Court area of the town on Saturday morning at 8am. He was last seen wearing a black and red top and black bottoms. Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of Michael and are appealing

Third level students are to be given free antigen tests on campus. The Government is to announce a €9 million fund for colleges to provide the tests. Last week, the Government abandoned plans to subsidise antigen tests, saying many retail outlets had started offering them at a cheaper rate already. Higher education institutes will be

Anyone arriving into the Republic of Ireland from overseas will now need proof of a negative Covid test. It must be a professionally taken antigen or PCR test, and came into effect yesterday. Meanwhile, passengers arriving into Northern Ireland from abroad will be required to take a pre-departure Covid test from 4 o’clock tomorrow morning.

A crisis management meeting was held over the weekend by Government departments, Met Eireann and Local Authorities, ahead of storm Barra, which is due to make landfall here tomorrow morning. The Road Safety Authority is also warning people to only undertake essential journeys during the storm. A status yellow wind warning comes into effect for

A man is due before Letterkenny District Court this morning over the weekend theft of a charity donation box at the Whoriskey’s Christmas Lights display in Kerrykeel. The box was stolen at around 9pm on Saturday night. Gardaí in Milford were alerted to a theft with investigations commencing locally – they were later assisted by