Around 70 new jobs to be created in the region
About 70 new jobs are to be created across Donegal, Sligo and Mayo. Home care provider Home Instead is looking for 50 carers in both urban and rural areas of County Donegal. Aldi is recruiting 18 workers for its stores in Sligo and Mayo. Sixteen of these positions will be…
Chief Medical Officer warns high number of daily deaths likely to continue
There was a drop in yesterday evening’s Covid-19 figures for Sligo and Donegal. There were 81 cases in Donegal, down from 157 the previous day and there were 10 confirmed cases in Sligo, down from 22 and Leitrim had 3 new cases, there were no figures available for the county…
Repair works affecting water supply in Co. Donegal
A number of areas in Donegal are without water this afternoon. Repair works to a burst water mains are taking place today affecting customers in the Inver, Drumbeg and surrounding areas while separate repair works are affecting the supply in Killybegs, Dunkineely and surrounding areas. Works are expected to be…
Two arrested following seizure of €105,000 of suspected cocaine
Two people have been arrested in Co. Donegal following the discovery of cocaine worth over €100,000. Gardaí stopped a vehicle in Lifford yesterday at around 3.10pm following an intelligence led operation and found 1.5 kilos of suspected cocaine in plastic bags within a clothes bag in the boot. The men,…
Donegal restricting access to beaches
Donegal County Council is restricting vehicular access to a number of beach car parks and beaches throughout the county. It follows a move yesterday by Sligo County Council and Sligo gardai to restrict access to amenity areas, including beaches in County Sligo. This move by Donegal County Council is part…
Covid: Donegal has 4th highest 14-day incidence rate per 100,000 population
County Donegal has the fourth highest 14-day incidence rate of Covid cases in the country per 100,000 population. Yesterday evening, 238 new cases were announced for County Donegal, with 1,513 cases in the county in the past 14 days. Cavan had 123 new cases with 626 in the past fortnight.…
Schools decision to be made today
Senior government ministers will meet today to consider closing schools until the end of the month. The cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 will discuss the proposal before a final decision is made tomorrow. It comes as 6,110 new cases of the virus were confirmed last night – the highest…