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First carbon budget to cut greenhouse emissions in half inside decade

  An expert government committee has released a programme to cut Ireland’s greenhouse emissions in half inside a decade. The government plans to make the two five-year carbon budgets legally binding within the next four months. The first five-year budget will require cuts of 4.8% a year compared with emissions in 2018. After 2025, a

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Remote working leading to risk of cyber-attacks

  Six in ten companies say the risk of financial crime and cyber-attacks has increased because of remote working. 280 organisations were surveyed by the Association of Compliance Officers in Ireland, with four in ten saying data breach risks have also risen. It comes as financial cybercrime activities such as fraudulent emails, phishing attempts, ransomware

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Numbers signing up for vaccination has doubled in 4 days – HSE CEO

The number of people signing up for Covid-19 vaccinations has doubled since Thursday, according to the CEO of the HSE. Paul Reid says that there are now 2,000 people a day registering to receive a Covid-19 vaccine nationally, and that there were over 10,000 vaccinations administered in just two vaccination centres in central Dublin over

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Watch: Michael Lynch happy to get over the line in Donegal IFC Semi Final

Cloughaneely booked their place in their third successive Donegal Intermediate Football Championship Final after they claimed a 2-11 to 0-11 win over Buncrana. Goals from Paul Sweeney and Aidan Doohan helped Michael Lynch’s side to victory. They will now play Dungloe in the decider in two weeks time Cloughaneely boss Michael Lynch spoke with Tom

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Watch:Martin Regan & Ciaran Thompson on Naomh Conaill’s win over Kilcar

Naomh Conaill are through to their fifth Donegal Senior Football Championship final in a row after they beat Kilcar 0-11 to 0-08. The defending champions are looking to make it three in a row and will take on St Eunan’s in two weeks time. Diarmaid Doherty spoke with Naomh Conaill manager Martin Regan. Naomh Conaill’s

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INMO General Secretary calls for booster jabs for frontline nurses

The high number of nurses and midwives currently out of work with Covid is compromising the provision of safe care, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Over 370 nurses and midwives have been infected with Covid-19 in the last month, according to the INMO, putting ‘enormous pressure’ on an ‘already pressurised workforce’. The

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Gardaí and Coast Guard searching for missing woman near Ballyshannon

An Garda Síochana say that Gardaí as well as members of the Coast Guard have been carrying out a search operation for a missing woman in the Cashelard area near Ballyshannon this afternoon. Local reports suggest that the missing woman is in her mid thirties. There is no further information being made available regarding the

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Donegal Gardaí arrest drunk driver as bank holiday weekend policing continues

Gardaí from the Donegal Town Roads Policing Unit say they arrested a man on suspicion of drink driving, as they were carrying out mandatory intoxicant testing in the area of Donegal Town and Pettigo on Friday night. They say the driver tested positive for being under the influence of alcohol, and was subsequently arrested and

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MEAI criticise “last minute” late-night ticketing decision

The Music and Entertainment Association of Ireland say the ticketing decision for nightclubs, late bars and other late night entertainment establishments shouldn’t have been thrown in at the “very last minute”. The MEAI say the requirement for people to buy tickets to get into nightclubs wasn’t discussed at Friday’s meeting between industry representatives and Government

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“Vital” that healthcare workers get booster jobs – Donegal GP

A Donegal doctor has said that it’s “vital” healthcare workers are given booster vaccine doses, as pressure is mounting on the National Immunisation Advisory Committee to approve the rollout of boosters for those in the healthcare sector. HSE boss Paul Reid has warned that 2,000 health workers could soon be out of work with the

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Watch: Ollie Horgan & Sean Boyd on Finn Harps North West Derby draw with Sligo Rovers

Finn Harps earned a 2-2 draw with Sligo Rovers in the North West Derby on Saturday night. Sligo led 2-0 after 56 minutes thanks to goals from Johnny Kenny and Niall Morahan. Harps who played the majority of the game after Kosovar Sadiki was sent off, pulled one back on 86 minutes with Sean Boyd

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Watch: Rory Kavanagh delighted with St Eunan’s Donegal SFC Semi Final win

St Eunan’s booked their place in the Donegal Senior Football Championship Final after they beat St Michael’s 10 points to five at MacCumhaill Park. Niall O’Donnell was top scorer for The Letterkenny side knocking over three points. Oisin Kelly spoke with a delighted St Eunan’s manager Rory Kavanagh after the game.

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St Eunan’s into Donegal SFC Final with victory over St Michael’s

St Eunan’s are into their first Donegal Senior Football Championship Final since 2015 after they beat St Michael’s 0-10 to 0-05. At halftime the sides were level on four points apiece but the men from The Bridge had Liam Paul Ferry sent off. The Letterkenny men then outscored St Michael’s by six points to one

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LYIT Donegal suffer defeat against Drogheda Wolves in National Basketball League

LYIT Donegal suffered a 82-62 defeat away to Drogheda Wolves in the National Basketball League. At halftime LYIT trailed 38-25 and couldn’t bridge the gap in the second half with the Wolves claiming a 20 point win. The defeat is a third in a row for LYIT having previously beaten by EJ Sligo All-Stars and

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Championship proposals defeated at the GAA’s Special Congress

The proposed changes to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship have both been defeated at the G-A-A’s Special Congress. Proposal B, which sought to introduce a league-based format to the Championship, got the support of 50 percent of delegates. Former President Sean Kelly argued in the hour long debate around the motion that voting against it

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