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The government has approved an €800 million redress scheme for survivors of mother and baby homes. 34,000 former residents will be eligible and applications open late next year once the necessary legislation is passed. All mothers who spent time in one of the institutions will qualify for the scheme with payments based on their length

1,698 new Covid cases have been recorded in the North in the past 24 hours. There have been five additional Covid-related deaths. 429 patients are being treated for the disease in hospitals in Northern Ireland, with 35 in ICU. The Stormont Executive is meeting tomorrow to decide how to respond to the latest Covid surge.

The Mountain Top Roundabout in Letterkenny has been officially renamed the ‘George Boal Roundabout’. New signage for the roundabout was unveiled yesterday by George Boal and the Cathaoirleach of the Letterkenny Milford Municipal District, Councillor Jimmy Kavanagh. It comes following the passing of a motion put forward by Councillor Ciaran Brogan to rename the roundabout.

Two drivers have been fined after being caught speeding last night by the Donegal Town Roads Policing Unit. One driver who was transporting a number of passengers home was detected travelling at 135KPH in a 100 KPH speed zone in the Mountcharles area. A short time later another driver who was also dropping a passenger

    Nightclubs, pubs and restaurants will have new closing hours of 12 midnight from this Thursday under plans agreed by Cabinet. Ministers have also approved new advice for people to work from home where they can from Friday. In the face of very stark warnings from NPHET Ministers have moved to ease the spread

  A jeep has been stolen and set alight in Letterkenny. The jeep had been parked in a secure yard when the theft occurred. The incident happened in the early hours of Friday morning last. Gardaí are investigating the unauthorised taking of a red landrover jeep ’04 W 421′ that was stolen from a business

  Letterkenny University Hospital is the second most overcrowded in Ireland today. As of this morning, there were 56 people awaiting admission – 18 on trolleys in its Emergency Department and a further 38 were waiting on wards. Nationally, 409 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 319

  A window has been smashed during a weekend incident in Muff. It happened at a business premises on Main Street between Friday the 12th of November at 9.45pm and Saturday the 13th of November at 8.30am. The front window of the premises had been smashed overnight. Anyone who witnessed the incident take place or

  A tip off from a witness to a burglary may have deterred those responsible from carrying out the crime in full. Gardaí received a call on Saturday shortly after 9pm in relation to a burglary that was in progress at a house in An Gleann Rua, Letterkenny. When Gardaí arrived at the location there

  Two youths are wanted in connection with a burglary in Letterkenny. The incident happened at the Tennis Club on the High road at 3am on Saturday morning. A window to the side of the entrance door was smashed and entry was gained. Damage was caused to an internal door also but nothing was stolen.

  Recipients of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment will see their money cut further from today. Those receiving the rate of 250 euro per week will now receive 203 euro while the other PUP rate of 300 euro will reduce to 250 euro. The reductions are part of gradual phasing out of the pandemic payment –

  The Cabinet is due to sign off on a long awaited compensation scheme for the survivors of Mother and Baby Homes when it meets this morning. It’s understood the scheme is worth 800 million euro and will also include an action plan on access to birth records. The Children’s Minister will bring the proposals

  Two men have been arrested following a drugs seizure in south Inishowen at the weekend. Gardai in Buncrana seized cocaine and cannabis as part of the operation. The drugs have an estimated value of €1700. The seizure was part of efforts to disrupt, dismantle and prosecute drug trafficking networks, at all levels under Operation

  The Cabinet will consider covid measures including working from home, when it meets this morning. Last night the cabinet sub-committee heard up to 500 people with Covid could require ICU admission by next month, under a worst-case scenario – in new NPHET modelling. 622 people are in hospital with the virus, with 117 being

  It’s been announced that Scoil Naomh Cholmchille on Tory Island has been given approval to advance to the tender process for an extension to the school. The proposed works, under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme, would provide two extra classrooms for the school as part of an extension. Donegal Deputy Charlie McConalogue said that:

A road in County Derry is closed this morning following a crash.  Motorists are advised that the Broad Road, Limavady is closed in both directions following the three vehicle road traffic collision. Diversions are in place at the Greystone Road roundabout and Drumcroon Road. Please see an alternative route for your journey.

The Department of Health has announced 4,570 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland this evening. There are now 622 people in hospitals with the virus, with 117 of those in ICUs. The HSE’s CEO Paul Reid said earlier today that “around 300” of those patients are receiving enhanced treatment, including ventilation.

Police say that two people in Derry, a man aged in his twenties and a woman aged in her fifties, have been arrested as part of an investigation into a death in the city last week. A man was found dead in the early hours of Friday morning, the 12th of November in the Moss

1,457 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Northern Ireland today It’s also been announced that five people have died from the virus there over the past 24 hours. 412 Covid patients are in hospital in the North, with 37 in intensive care units.

Northern Ireland’s booster programme has been extended to all 40 to 49 year olds who have completed their initial vaccination programme. Over 200,000 people in the North have received a Covid vaccine booster so far. It’s also been announced 16 and 17 year olds will be offered a second vaccine dose, that will be administered

Residential property prices increased more sharply in the border region than anywhere else in the country in the year to September. The rise was 21.9%, compared to a national rise of 12.4%. CSO figures show prices in Dublin prices went up by 11.5% , while outside the capital, they increased by 13.2%. More than 4,300

Letterkenny University Hospital was the second most overcrowded hospital in the country this morning, with 43 admitted patients awaiting beds. Of those, eight were on Emergency Department trolleys. There were 19 people awaiting beds in Sligo, 12 in the ED, giving a cumulative North West total of 62. Latest INMO figures show 401 people waiting

A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson following a fire in the Rathmore Road area of Derry in the early hours of this morning. There was noone in the building at the time. Police say the blaze which was reported at 12.30 this morning, and was tackled by the Northern Ireland Fire