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  309 homes and businesses in the Gortlee area of Letterkenny have had their power restored this afternoon. It comes as a Yellow Wind warning remains in effect in Donegal and six other North Western and Western counties until 11pm tonight.   At present, the ESB’s Powercheck App is showing no outages in the county.

The Department of Health has reported 4,667 new cases of Covid-19 today, 663 more than yesterday. 504 patients are hospitalised – up 23 on yesterday. 109 are in ICU – down 2 on yesterday. Last night, there were 17 confirmed Covid cases at Letterkenny University Hospital, three of them in ICU. The Department has also

The man whose body was found in Strabane last evening has been named locally as Michael McGinty, who had been missing for a week. Mr McGinty, who was from Strabane went missing last Saturday morning, sparking a week long search. Last night, local MLA Maoliosa McHugh paid tribute to the search and rescue services who

Fallen trees and power outages are possible across Donegal and six western counties this afternoon and into this evening, as yellow wind warnings come into effect. Earlier this morning, 23 homes and business were without power in Kilcar for a time, but supplies were restored by 11am. ESB Networks are now warning more outages are

A 22-year-old man who had been arrested in connection with a reported stabbing in Derry in the early hours of yesterday morning has been released on bail pending further enquiries. The incident, which was reported to police at around 12.15am, took place in the Stevenson Park area of the city. One man was taken to

A new poll shows Sinn Fein retains a massive lead over its rivals. The latest Behaviour and Attitudes survey for the Sunday Times shows support for the party is at 34 per cent. This was well ahead of second placed Fianna Fail at 23 per cent, and Fine Gael in third at 20 per cent.

The Department of Health has confirmed 4,004 new cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland this afternoon. The number of people in hospitals with the virus has continued to fall, with 481 patients currently being treated in the country’s hospitals for the virus, down 30 on yesterday. 111 patients are in ICU with the

Many Covid-19 walk-in vaccination centres are experiencing wait times of at least 60 minutes across the Republic of Ireland today – but it’s been reported that waiting times at the Letterkenny vaccination centre have been much lower. The walk-in centre located in Sligo Town meanwhile has seen waiting times of up to 90 minutes this

Police in Derry are appealing for information, after a man was stabbed in Derry City in the early hours of this morning. Detectives say that the man was stabbed in the abdomen in the Stevenson Park area of the city at approximately 12:15am. The victim was then transferred to hospital where he remains in a

There are just a few days left to contribute to a new strategy prioritising the needs of the older community as part of a consultation being led by Derry City and Strabane District Council. The consultation, which closes on December 17th, is one element of the campaign of engagement with older people which will help

  A young man has died following a collision in Killygordon this afternoon. Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision involving a car and a motorcycle that occurred at approximately 2:00pm this afternoon on Railway Road. The motorcyclist, a man aged in his late teens, was pronounced

  Listen back to Main evening news, sport nuacht & obituaries for Friday 10th December:

  4,115 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported this evening. Latest figures show the country’s 14-day incidence rate is 1,334 cases per 100,000 people – with Carlow, Westmeath and Kildare having the highest rates. The Chief Medical Officer, Tony Holohan, is expressing ‘very significant concern’ at the situation – saying we’re in an ‘uncertain’

  Emergency services are currently at the scene of a serious collision in Killygordon. The crash happened before 2pm this afternoon near the CAKE centre on the Railway Road. Gardai say the road is closed and is expected to remain so for the rest of the day. Motorists are being advised to seek an alternative

  Police remain concerned for the welfare of Michael McGinty Michael was last seen in the Church Court area of Strabane at approximately 8am on Saturday 4th December. Michael was last seen wearing a black and red top and black bottoms. If you are aware of Michael’s whereabouts please give police a call urgently on

  1,806 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Northern Ireland. Two coronavirus-related deaths have been confirmed in the past 24 hours. 317 Covid patients are in hospital, with 40 in intensive care. Over 3.1 million vaccines have been administered in the North.

A stop and go system will be in place on the Glenties to Dungloe road next week.  As part of road improvement works on the Letterilly Kilraine Road Scheme a Stop and Go system will be in operation on the N56 from Glenties town to the Maas junction on Tuesday 14th of December from the

  Letterkenny University Hospital is the most overcrowded in the country today with 50 people waiting for a bed there this morning. Eight were on trolleys in its ED while a further 42 were waiting on wards. Sligo University had 40 people waiting, making the combined total for North West 90. Nationally, 416 admitted patients

    Minister of State Joe O’Brien is in Letterkenny today visiting the Donegal Intercultural Platform CDP. It is one of seven successful organisations taking part in the pilot Community Development Programme. The €1m pilot programme is aimed at trialling community led interventions that address poverty, social exclusion and inequality, and promote human rights. Donegal

  A survey on Donegal households as it relates to broadband is said to be well underway. National Broadband Ireland, the company rolling out the new high-speed fibre broadband network under the Government’s National Broadband Plan is conducting the surveys in several areas of the county. In Donegal, there are over 32,000 premises in the

  Sinn Fein has increased its lead over Fine Gael and Fianna Fail and has reached a record level of support, according to a new poll. The latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI survey has the party up three points to 35 percent. Fine Gael are down two points to 20 percent, Fianna Fail are on 20

  Passengers from Britain are being advised to take daily antigen tests for five days after arrival. The new advice was issued late last night. This new advice from government comes after it received an updated public health assessment on the Omicron variant. There are now six cases here, after a further five were confirmed

  An investigation has been launched after a number of holiday caravans were broken into in North Inishowen.  The break’-ins happened at some stage between Wednesday and Thursday of this week in the Malin Head area. It’s not yet known if anything was stolen. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who has any information that might