On the Beat: Staycation safety, drug driving, scams and face masks
Garda Joanne Doherty from Donegal Town Garda Station joins us on North West Today to discuss what people should be aware of while on staycation. Garda Doherty also tells us that gardai are on the lookout for drug driving as well as giving advice on scams, water safety and the…
Realt na Mara continue all activities following negative covid result
Realt na Mara will continue with all activities after a Covid-19 test result came back negative. In a statement this morning, a person indirectly involved with the club was awaiting the result. The club preemptively decided to cease all activities while they were awaiting the test and have now returned…
Investment of almost €18.7m in Donegal housing
Two new social housing schemes has been officially opened in Donegal. Housing Minister Darragh O Brien has also turned the sod on a new housing development and visited two social housing projects sites currently under construction. The developments represent an overall investment of almost €18.7m in Social Housing provision in…
Ryan urges communities to work together to defeat Covid
The latest figures released by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre included five new reported Covid-19 deaths. There were sixty-nine new cases reported nationally. Five cases in Donegal and two in Sligo were confirmed yesterday. There were no additional cases in Leitrim. Localised Covid-19 restrictions could be imposed in…
Cabinet meeting to consider moving to stage 4 of reopening
The Cabinet will meet today to consider if Stage 4 of the roadmap for reopening will go ahead as planned next Monday. Principal among this will be health advice on the potential impact the full reopening of pubs may have on schools resuming in September. It comes as…
NPHET issue Covid warning ahead of bank holiday weekend
Public Health Officials are pleading with people to double down on their efforts to fight Covid-19 this bank holiday weekend. The National Public Health Emergency Team says it’s “very concerned” at the 85 newly confirmed cases of the virus. Another patient has died, meaning the death toll now…
Slight increase in north west Covid-19 cases
85 people who travelled abroad may have incorrectly had their Pandemic Unemployment Payment stopped. The Department of Social Protection says it has completed a review of all 2,500 cases where the payment was cut. The department said it will be contacting the 85 individuals directly in the coming…