An investigation is continuing into an attempted break in at a commercial premises in Milford at the weekend. The incident happened in Loughross, Milford between 9pm on Friday and 9am on Saturday morning last. Entry was not gained but damage was caused to the door. Anyone who may have observed any suspicious activity in that […]
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Steelstown and Glen will be looking to make home advantage count on Sunday when they Derry champions go into Ulster club championship quarter final action at Celtic Park. Brian Og’s Steelstown host Donaghmoyne of Monaghan in the intermediate clash at 1pm and that’s followed by Glen taking on Scotstown in the senior at 3.15pm. Tom
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Stormont’s Health Minister says he wants to avoid bringing back tougher covid restrictions. This week has seen the introduction of vaccine passports, and a tightening of rules for international travel. The Northern Ireland Executive’s expected to discuss the new Omicron variant when it meets today. Here’s Health Minister Robin Swann:
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Further restrictions are being considered to slow the spread of Covid over Christmas. The Tanaiste says new measures aren’t needed, but the Taoiseach has refused to speculate. With thousands of Covid cases being reported every day, public health officials were already nervous about how the virus is spreading. And that was even before the
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The Tanaiste has confirmed that the Housing Minister is ‘considering’ the controversial sliding scale issue in the enhanced Mica Redress scheme. There has been much outrage to the sliding scale element of the scheme which could result in homeowners still having to pay out tens of thousands of euro to fix their homes. The
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Derry City’s raft of new signings continued today, unveiling Alan Reynolds as the club’s new Assistant Manager. The 47-year old who replaces Rafa Cetaro had been at Shelbourne last season, splitting his time between there and the FAI where his Development role included assisting the national under-21 side. Reynolds is no stranger to the Brandywell
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Gardai in Donegal are urging people to park and shop smart. In the run up to Christmas motorists are being asked to consider car security. Gardai are advising people to always double check their vehicle is locked, windows are fully closed, to park in well lit or secure areas, to not leave valuables such as
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Police are investigating damage to the Christmas Decorations on the tree at Guildhall Square. Police believe that this happened during last night when someone has pulled and damaged a significant number of the ornaments. Police say that the community has put in a lot of hard work to bring light and joy after
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DUP MP Gregory Campbell has written to Taoiseach Micheal Martin over concerns around the exclusion of Northern Irish holiday home owners from the Mica redress scheme. The revised scheme announced this week does not offer redress for holiday homes while rental properties will only be covered if they were registered with the RTB by November
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People are being warned to watch out for website’s offering unsecured loans in the run up to Christmas. The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau says they’re targeting vulnerable people who’ve had difficulty accessing loans from established institutions. One such case of ‘Advance Free Fraud’ saw a person in Dublin lose 680 euro, after transferring money
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It’s emerged that just a fraction of additional beds allocated to Letterkenny University Hospital for 2020/ 2021 have opened. Of the 39 beds allocated only 16 are open for use. It comes as figures released by the INMO this week show that over 1,000 admitted patients were on a trolley at the hospital last month
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Motorists are advised of a bad oil spill on the main Ramelton to Rathmullan road. Drivers are urged to drive with caution in and around the area.
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There’s been a drop in the number of people waiting on a trolley at Letterkenny University Hospital today. However, according to the INMO it remains the second most overcrowded hospital in the country. 47 people are waiting on a bed at the hospital. 10 patients are waiting in the Emergency Department while a further 37
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Concern has been raised over delays to dredging at Magheroarty Pier. A foreshore licence application was submitted by Donegal County Council in January to commence dredging but to date, the go ahead has not been given. The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage say the application is currently pending. Councillor Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig
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The General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers Organisation has accused public health of walking away from primary schools at the end of September. John Boyle says as a result, Covid-19 has spiraled out of control in schools. Latest figures show 6,077 primary school students tested positive for the virus last week alone. Speaking on
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The Agriculture Minister says he’s “hopeful” the Republic of Ireland can avoid another lockdown. It comes as NPHET meet today to consider recommending new restrictions, after the first case of the Omicron variant in the Republic of Ireland was identified yesterday. Minister Charlie McConlogue is confident the country can continue under the restrictions currently in
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A Donegal Deputy is backing calls for adequate ventilation in the workplace. The Workplace Ventilation Bill was debated in the Dail yesterday and if passed would pave the way for work to be carried out to provide sufficient air quality in businesses and schools as part of the battle against Covid-19. It has been described
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Croke Park have confirmed the fixture details for next season’s Allianz Leagues. Donegal will begin their Division One campaign with an away tie to Mayo on Sunday 30th January and with no ground available to Mayo next year the game will be played at Markievicz Park in Sligo throwing in at 1.45pm. Donegal have four
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A south Donegal Deputy is calling on the Taoiseach to take immediate action on hospital overcrowding in the North West. Deputy Marian Harkin says the region is coming out on top time and time again when it comes to overcrowding. Yesterday there were almost 80 people awaiting admission at both Letterkenny and Sligo University Hospitals,
Taoiseach lobbied to tackle hospital overcrowding in North West Read More »
The Mica Action Group have described their trip to Brussels as successful. Representatives of the group travelled to Brussels on Tuesday as part of their campaign for 100% redress. Yesterday, petitions presented to the EU Petitions Committee received unanimous support from MEPs. A written response from the EU Commission has now been requested. A report
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Donegal’s Ciara Grant has been named on the Women’s National League Team of the Year. Ciara was a crucial part of the Shelbourne side which won the League title on the final day of the season and finished runners up in the FAI Cup. Grant is also part of the Republic of Ireland ladies international
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Martin Regan has stepped down as Manager of Noamh Conaill. Regan guided the club through their most successful period winning the senior championship title in 2015, 2019 and 2020. During the last seven years the Glenties/Fintown side contested six of those finals however their Dr Maguire win from last year’s campaign is still under an appeal
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The Government is under fire yet again over abandoning plans to subsidise antigen tests. The decision was based on retailers reducing prices, resulting in the removal of the need for the government to intervene. The issue was raised in the Dail by Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty; he claimed that the price for some antigen tests
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Letterkenny University Hospital has issued new measures for visitors. People will be asked to produce their EU Digital COVID Certificate or HSE COVID-19 Vaccination Record or other proof of immunity at the entrance. Visitors may be asked to show some photo ID to prove that the proof of immunity is theirs. There are separate arrangements
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NPHET’s meeting this morning to consider recommending more restrictions, due to high Covid case numbers and the worrying new variant. The first Omicron case was confirmed in the Republic of Ireland yesterday, while the five-day moving average of coronavirus infections is nearly 4,500. But Tánaiste Leo Varadkar told his parliamentary party last night he’s not
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It’s estimated 2,000 cancer cases went undiagnosed last year, due to the pandemic. A report from the National Cancer Registry shows as many as 1 in 8 cancers that were predicted to be diagnosed in 2020, were not. The Irish Cancer Society’s urging anyone with symptoms, they suspect may be cancer-related, to speak to their
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The Dáil will debate laws to bring back mandatory hotel quarantine this morning. The measure was ended in September, but the government wants to bring the legislation back due to the Omicron variant of Covid. The rules will be similar to last time – with people travelling into the Republic of Ireland through airports required
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There have been 55 deaths related to Covid-19 in the past week. Meanwhile, the Department of Health has this evening reported 3,793 new cases of Covid-19. 578 people are currently in hospital with the virus, of whom 117 are being treated in intensive care. The Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, is appealing to
3,793 new cases of Covid-19 reported this evening Read More »
Listen back to the main evening news, sport and obituaries for Wednesday December 1st here:
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City of Derry Airport welcomed Ryanair back to the North West today for the inaugural service to Manchester Airport. In a statement Mr Steve Frazer, Managing Director at City of Derry Airport said that they are thrilled to have Ryanair back in the North West and providing such an important service for the local
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Members of the North West Strategic Growth Partnership held a virtual meeting this week to discuss the cross border approach being taken by Councils to the overall Green Transformation of the North West City Region. Reports outlining the achievements to date under the North West Development Fund, and the key shared priorities for
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Fine Gael TD Joe McHugh is backing calls for the scrapping of the sliding scale saying it doesn’t make sense. On today’s Nine til Noon he says there appear to have been a number of 11th hour changes made in the days leading to yesterday’s announcement. Deputy McHugh has said he will consider his position
McHugh says scheme can be saved, but sliding scale must go Read More »
It is the season of sending early, according to An Post. The service is advising customers to get their Christmas cards and gifts in the post box by December 9th for overseas destinations outside Europe. The cut off date for EU locations is December 13th for parcels and the 18th for cards. An Post
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The Taoiseach has accused Sinn Féin of making up figures when it comes to mica redress and feigned outrage over the scheme. Pearse Doherty has said the new Government proposals don’t amount to 100 per cent redress for the families affected. Micheál Martin says the drop in the per square foot payment rate after
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The first case of the Omicron covid variant has been identified in Ireland. Health officials say eight samples were sent for testing, and ONE case of the strain has been confirmed. The case is linked to travel to a country in southern Africa and was identified from a sample taken within the last week.
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New car registrations in Donegal have increased almost 15%. According to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, the number of new cars registered in the county last month was 2,399, up from 2,094 during the same period the previous year. Nationally, November new car registrations are up 24%. Brian Cooke, SIMI Director General says;
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Mica is once again the hot topic of heated exchanges in the Dail this afternoon. The fallout of the inclusion of the ‘sliding scale’ element of the revised Mica Redress Scheme was brought before the Taoiseach by Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty. Micheal Martin further repeated Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien’s stance that the square foot cap
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The unemployment rate fell to 6.9% in November, including those on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. According to figures from the CSO, that’s down from 7.9% in October. In November last year the figure was over 20%.
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People were unable to book a Covid-19 PCR test for a time earlier due to a technical problem with the HSE’s website. The health service says the issue affected its book a test portal. However it says the glitch has since been resolved and the system’s now operating normally. It’s advising anyone who received confirmation
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On this week’s Business Matters, Ciaran O’Donnell speaks to Mary Forde who has been running the Donegal DPD Depot with her husband, Gerard, since 2005, having taken over the business from her uncle, Charlie McDaid. It’s been a hectic 21 months at Depot 36 in Letterkenny which increased its drivers from 18 to 34 following
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Foyle MP and SDLP leader Colm Eastwood is backing holiday home owners living in Northern Ireland whose holiday homes have been affected by Mica. Colm eastwood says there is justifiable anger that people living in the north have been excluded, and the Irish government has missed an opportunity to give all those impacted the full
NI residents with Mica homes should be included in scheme – Eastwood Read More »
Letterkenny University Hospital remains one of the most overcrowded hospitals in the country today. It’s the second most overcrowded with 54 people waiting on a bed there. 17 patients are on a trolley in the hospital’s Emergency Department while are further 37 are waiting on wards. Nationally, 323 people are waiting on a hospital bed.
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Mica campaigner Paddy Diver says he has had a conversation with Agriculture Minister, in which he told Charlie McConalogue the sliding scale is confusing, and has to go. The government says in February, the per foot rate will change, based on Housing Agency assessments of prevailing market conditions. Paddy Diver says if that happens in
Clarity needed on ‘confusing’ sliding scale – Diver Read More »
The Housing Minister has admitted there is more work to be done on the enhanced Mica redress scheme unveiled yesterday. Much criticism has been voiced over the inclusion of a €145 per square foot cap for the first 1,000 square foot of a property which could leave homeowners still forking out tens of thousands of
Minister O’Brien confident revision of sq. ft rate will see 100% redress Read More »
Gardai have confirmed that over the past week, 12 drivers have been arrested in Donegal for driving under the influence. 8 motorists were arrested for drink driving and 4 for drug driving. It comes as Gardai as part of their Christmas and New Year road safety campaign continue to appeal to people to act responsibly
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1.4 million people are set to receive the Christmas bonus next week. More than €313 million will be paid into bank accounts by the Department of Social Protection from December 6th. Pensioners, carers, people with disabilities, lone parents and long-term social welfare recipients are among those who’ll benefit. People on the PUP or Jobseekers will
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A search was carried out yesterday in Derry by the PSNI’s local Tactical Support Group on behalf of Foyleside & Moors Neighbourhood Policing Team following an investigation into the cultivation of cannabis. A quantity of suspect herbal cannabis, 27 young cannabis plants and growing equipment was seized. Police say one person is assisting with enquires.
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Urgent clarity is being sought over what added cost a Mica affected homeowner will have to incur in the enhanced redress scheme. There are fears that people will still have to contribute a significant amount of money towards the demolition and reconstruction of their homes. Deputy Padraig MacLochlainn says the Housing Agency has played a
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Overnight rain and wind has caused some disruption to roads across Donegal this morning. Motorists are advised to be cautious when travelling in the event of fallen branches or debris. A tree is down on the Rathmullan to Ramelton road. It will be cold and windy this morning with scattered showers. Strong and gusty northwesterly
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The Letterkenny Vaccination Centre on the Kilmacrennan Road will be holding a further walk-in booster vaccination clinic today. This clinic will be geared towards people aged 60 to 69. To be eligible for a booster Covid-19 jab people also need to have reached an interval of at least 150 days since their second dose vaccine
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