Donegal Councillor proposes cross border committee
A Donegal Councillor is proposing a committee be setup to improve cross border relations. Councillor Micheál Naughton suggests a group between Donegal and Stranorlar/Lifford Municipal Districts and Fermanagh and Omagh District Councils be set up to address shared activities such as tourism, water and wastewater. Councillor Naughton submitted a motion…
Latest Covid-19 figures for the north west
788 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed and 17 more patients with the virus have died. Of these cases, 9 were recorded in Donegal, 5 in Sligo and less than 5 in Leitrim. As of 6.30pm Sunday evening, there were no critical care beds available in both Sligo and Letterkenny…
Two wind warnings for the north west
Two wind warnings have been issued by Met Eireann for the north west. A Status Orange warning for high winds will be in place from 11am until 3pm today for Donegal with gusts in excess of 110km/h. While a Yellow warning is in place for Sligo and Leitrim from 5am…
Latest 14 day incidence rate for the north west
The 14 day incidence rate per 100,000 population remains above the national average of 299.6 in two Local Electoral Areas in the north west. The latest daily figures show 8 new cases were recorded in Sligo, 17 in Donegal and less than 5 in Leitrim. The 14 day rate, accurate…
Latest Covid-19 figures released for the North West
The Department of Health has confirmed that there have been 52 more Covid-19 related deaths in the Republic of Ireland. 866 new cases have also been confirmed. 17 new cases were reported in Donegal yesterday, 8 in Sligo and less than 5 in Leitrim. 154,900 have now received…
Reduction in the number of people in Hospitals with Covid-19
54 More people have died from Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland. There were 1,006 new cases of the Corona virus confirmed yesterday. 22 new cases were reported in Donegal, 7 in Sligo and less than 5 in Leitrim. 153,654 have now received their first vaccination while 86,833 people…
Major shortfall to meet Donegal LIS Schemes
A south Donegal councillor says money announced for work on roads under the Local Improvement Scheme ‘goes nowhere near’ what is required in the Donegal Municipal District. Usually, public money is spent only on public roads but money allocated under LIS Schemes goes for work on private roads used by…