Warning of Trokia style cuts to support payments
A Donegal TD has issued a stark warning that Troika style controls with major cuts to income supports could be on the way as the country attempts to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic. The warning have been issued by the Deputy Pearse Doherty. He says such measures will…
McConalogue confident of country reaching vaccination target
A senior cabinet minister and Donegal TD says the government can now reach its vaccination targets, after a double boost yesterday. The Johnson and Johnson and AstraZeneca jabs have been approved for use in the over 50s. The government’s aiming to give 82 per cent of the adult population their…
Parts of hospitality sector to open in June
Significant parts of the hospitality sector could re-open in June under plans being considered by the government today. The cabinet sub-committee on Covid will meet this evening to discuss re-opening plans for the next few months. NPHET will meet this morning to consider the Covid situation and…
Additional cases of Covid-19 recorded in the north west
The Department of Health has confirmed that there have been 10 additional deaths from Covid-19. Of those deaths reported 4 occurred in April, 5 occurred March and 1 in February. An additional 426 new cases of the virus were also reported in the latest set of figures. …
DUP members challenge the leadership of Arlene Foster
There is increasing on the first minister of Northern Ireland this morning to issue a statement on her future. It’s claimed three quarters of the DUP party’s assembly members have signed what’s effectively a letter of no confidence in Arlene Foster. There have been concerns about her handling of the…
Micheál Ó Cléirigh Summer School going ahead — virtually
Despite the Covid pandemic, the 7th Micheál Ó Cléirigh Summer School in County Donegal is going ahead on the weekend of May 6th to 9th. However, it will be a virtual event, via Zoom, from Creevy and Rossnowlagh. The Summer School was founded in 2013 to promote the work of…
RNLI launch Mayday Mile fundraiser
RNLI lifesaving crews in County Donegal launched their all-weather and in-shore lifeboats 56 times last year, bringing 82 people to safety. Twenty-one of those launches were during the hours of darkness. Bundoran RNLI launched 18 times last year, coming to the aid of 19 people. The figures have been released…