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Gardai in Donegal are warning of a number of thefts from cars in recent times. They say they have received reports of thefts from vehicles parked in public areas. Motorists are being urged to not leave anything of value in a car, ensure the vehicle is locked at all times and as Christmas approaches, if

Half price public transport for young people, free contraception and a hike in the fuel allowance are among some of the measures to be announced in today’s budget. The €1.5 billion in additional spending will be largely aimed at addressing the rising cost of living. Among the last measures agreed yesterday was a €5 a

The number of people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment in Ireland has fallen below 100,000 for the first time. In Donegal, 2,799 people are receiving PUP today, down 5% on last week and down 87% on the number receiving it at its height in May last year. Meanwhile, 6,692 people will receive the Covid-19 Enhanced

1,358 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed today in the Republic, with a five-day moving average of 1,578. Latest figures for Donegal show that in the two weeks to midnight last Thursday, there were 924 Covid cases in the county, a 14 day incidence rate of 580 cases per 100,000 people, compared to a

A number of walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinics are taking place this week at the new Letterkenny Vaccination Centre which has relocated from LYIT to the Community Assessment Hub on the Kilmacrennan Road. The dates and times of the walk-in clinics are as follows: Wednesday 13 October: 10.15am to 4.30pm Thursday 14 October: 10.15am to 4.30pm

The final COVID-19 vaccination clinic will take place in St Columba’s Community Centre, Burtonport on Thursday of this week between 12.15pm and 5.15pm. In a statement this afternoon, Saolta confirms that anyone who has received their first dose in the Burtonport centre and will be due their second dose after Thursday will automatically receive a

400 people are in Irish hospitals with Covid-19 today, the highest since early March. 75 of them in ICU. It’s up 20 percent on last week’s total. Latest figures from Letterkenny University Hospital show 17 people with the virus being treated there last night, two of them in Intensive Care. The HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer

Officials are looking at introducing a “no jab, no job” policy in Ireland. The measure has just been announced in New Zealand, where doctors, nurses and other frontline healthcare workers must be vaccinated against Covid. HSE chief chief clinical officer Colm Henry says the issue is being considered. But he says the vast majority of

HIQA has this morning, published inspection reports on five nursing homes in Donegal. Inspectors found Larissa Lodge Nursing Home, Letterkenny to be compliant and substantially compliant while a number of non-compliances have been identified at Hillcrest House Nursing Home, Letterkenny, Lake House Nursing Home, Dunfanaghy, Carndonagh Community Hospital and St Joseph’s Community Hospital, Stranorlar. Inspectors

Letterkenny Institute of Technology is to receive almost €580,000 in funding as part of a €22 million fund for financial and mental health wellbeing supports for students. The supports are being provided as part of a €105 million package for Further and Higher Education provided by Government. €17.2 million is being set aside for student

477 people are waiting on a bed at hospitals nationally today, the highest figure since the start of the pandemic. Letterkenny University Hospital is the third most overcrowded in the country with 47 admitted patients awaiting a bed. 10 people are on a trolley in the hospital’s Emergency Department according to the INMO’s Trolley Watch

An online accountancy firm with an office in Donegal to create 100 new jobs. Accountant Online says they’ll come on stream over the next four years, and will bring its total workforce to 150. The company currently employs 51 people – the majority at its offices in Donegal, Derry and Dublin. CEO and founder of

Today has been described as a red letter day for Kerrykeel as work starts on construction of a new Sewerage Scheme there. The new wastewater treatment plant and sewerage infrastructure to be constructed as part of the scheme will eliminate the discharge of raw sewage into Burnside River and subsequently Mulroy Bay. Irish Water, working

Investigations are continuing after a pedestrian was hit by a passing motorist in Letterkenny yesterday evening. Gardaí attended the scene of the collision at Letterleague at around 7.25pm yesterday evening. The walker was removed from the scene by ambulance and taken to hospital.

The Rural Independent Group says the closure of 88 Bank of Ireland branches is a significant blow to the country. It’s been described at as a ‘whittling away’ of rural services. 5 banks closed in Donegal on Friday in Bunbeg, Bundoran, Dungloe, Glenties and Moville. Leader of the Rural Independent Group, Deputy Mattie McGrath says

25 schools in Donegal currently have projects under construction or in the final phases of the planning stage, as part of the next phase of the Government’s National Development Plan, which was announced last week. It’s been confirmed by Government that a total of €4.4 billion nationwide has been allocated to developing primary and secondary

The Department of Health has reported 1,384 new Covid-19 cases today – a sharp drop on recent days, where that figure has stood around the 2,000 case mark – but also with a notable increase in hospitalisations from the virus. There are now 382 patients with the virus in hospitals here – up 30 on

The Minister for Foreign Affairs says the British government has created a new red line barrier to progress that it knows the EU cannot move on. Posting on social media, Simon Coveney said the European Union was working seriously to resolve practical issues with the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. The Minister asked if