Donegal had lowest theft rate in the country in 2020
County Donegal had the lowest theft rate in the country last year, according to an analysis of new crime figures. However, within the north west, Donegal had higher rates compared to Sligo/Leitrim when it came to assaults and drugs offences while Sligo/Leitrim had higher rates of theft, weapons and public…
Latest 14 day incidence rate for your area
The latest 14 day incidence rate of Covid-19 for the local region once again shows contrasting trends when it comes to the respective local electorate areas. These latest figures were compiled between March 16th and March 29th. Nationally the infection rate stands at 164 per 100,000 had of…
Conflicting views on how to proceed with quarantine
The National Public Health Emergency Team have confirmed that 18 more people have lost their lives from Covid-19 in this Country. 11 of the deaths occurred in March and 7 in February. 761 new cases of the virus were also reported in yesterday evening’s figures. There were 14 new…
Deputy CMO issues Easter warning
The Deputy Chief Medical Officer has appealed to anyone planning on meeting up with others against health advice this Easter, to do so outside. Two households aren’t allowed to meet up outside until April 12th. It comes as a further 411 new cases and 6 deaths were reported…
Property prices increasing across the North West
Property prices have risen between one and four per cent in the north west. According to the latest daft.ie House Price Report for the first quarter of this year, they have gone up by 4% in Donegal, 2% in Sligo and by 1% in Leitrim. In Donegal,…
X Ray services to resume in Donegal & Ballyshannon
X-Ray facilities will return to Donegal Town and Ballyshannon. No XRays have not been conducted in the respective South Donegal towns since the start of 2021 due to Covid-19 and staffing issues. The HSE have confirmed that the Ballyshannon XRay facilities will operated under the control of Sligo…
Government defend changes to vaccine roll-out
The Department of Health has announced 14 more Covid-19 related deaths. 368 new cases of the virus have also been detected. The latest set of figures once again show a relatively low number of new cases in the North West. There were no new cases recorded in Sligo, less…