Listen back to the main evening news, sport and obituaries for Wednesday March 9th:
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9,070 new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed today.
There are 1,715 PCR-confirmed cases, while 7,355 people registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.
829 Covid patients are in hospital, with 51 in ICU.
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It’s reported this week that Lee Brennan has opted out of the Tyrone senior panel for the rest of the season.
The Trillick man played in the pre-season McKenna Cup but didn’t get game time in the four rounds to date in the National League.
Brennan is the sixth player to leave the victorious All Ireland panel following Tiernan McCann, Ronan O’Neill, Hugh Pat McGeary, Mark Bradley, and Michael Cassidy.
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Police in Strabane are urging residents to take extra steps to prevent home heating oil from being stolen following two reports of theft in the town this week.
Oil was reported stolen from a tank at a house in the Urney Road area on Monday evening and from a tank at a property in the Springhill area yesterday.
Police are appealing to anyone who was in either of these areas in recent days and saw any suspicious activity, including vehicles in the area or individuals acting suspiciously, to get in touch by calling 101
In a statement Inspector Ken McDermott said: “It’s worth looking at some preventative measures to avoid being targeted by thieves and so as to avoid being left without oil. Securing your oil tank, keeping gates closed and locked can prevent a theft. We would also ask that neighbours keep an eye out for each other, look out for suspicious vehicles and if you see something that doesn’t seem right, report it.”
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Two Donegal projects are to share over €230,000 towards peace building under The International Fund for Ireland.
Almost €83,200 has been awarded to Donegal Youth Services with €147,820 allocated to Milford & District Resource Centre.
Both projects are funded under the IFI Personal Youth Development Programme, which focuses on supporting at risk youths through programmes, training and initiatives that create better futures.
The IFI was set up by the British and Irish governments as an independent international organisation in 1986.
It delivers a range of peace and reconciliation initiatives across Northern Ireland and the southern border counties.
It currently supports a total of 40 projects in Northern Ireland and 15 in the southern border counties.
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A low temperature warning has been issued for Donegal.
Met Eireann is forecasting hazardous conditions due to a widespread severe frost leading to ice on untreated surfaces.
The yellow weather alert will kick in at 8pm this evening and is valid until 10am tomorrow morning.
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The Donegal Ladies National League semi final with Dublin has been fixed for St Tiernach’s Park in Clones on Saturday week the 19th March.
The game is part of a double header with the second semi final featuring Mayo and Meath.
Donegal’s game throws in at 1pm with other match starting at 3pm.
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Three men have been arrested in connection with an aggravated burglary in Skreen Co. Sligo in January.
The three men were arrested today in the North West Region on suspicion of burglary.
The men, one aged in their 50s, one in their 30s and one in their 20s are currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at separate Garda stations in the Sligo and Leitrim Division.
No further information is available at this time.
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The Government has announced a major expansion of the DEIS programme which will see the programme extended to an additional six schools in Donegal.
Schools in the programme avail of a range of targeted supports aimed at tackling educational disadvantage.
It includes additional classroom teaching posts, home-school community liaison coordinator posts, DEIS grant funding and access to the School Completion Programme.
The full list of schools that will be joining the DEIS programme in Donegal from September 2022 is:
Coláiste Phobail Cholmcille Tory Island
Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair Derrybeg
Coláiste na Carraige Carrick
St Columba’s Comp Glenties
St Catherine’s Voc Killybegs
Coláiste Cholmcille Ballyshannon
Commenting on the announcement, Minister Charlie McConalogue said “The DEIS programme is crucially important to many schools and many communities right throughout Donegal. It is essential that there is equity in opportunity in our education system and the DEIS programme helps to deliver that for Donegal students. I welcome the enhancement of the scheme and the addition of six new Donegal schools in the programme and I thank the school communities for all their hard work and Minister Foley for making this expansion happen.”
Schools in the DEIS programme avail of a range of targeted supports aimed at tackling educational disadvantage, including additional classroom teaching posts, home-school community liaison coordinator posts, DEIS grant funding and access to the School Completion Programme.
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A residential care facility for adults in Donegal has been found to be a very pleasant place where residents were comfortable in their surroundings and enjoy a good quality of life.
An unannounced HIQA inspection found Dunshenny House to be mostly compliant while some action is required.
Inspectors of the new centre which provides residential care to adults with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities found that in terms of governance and management, out of hours cover arrangements required a review to establish if they were effective.
The centre say a process is in train for a solution with details of such agreed and an implementation plan is in place.
This new Out of Hours Plan they say will ensure there is a senior manager on call during out of hours.
The centre was found to also be substantially compliant in protection against infection with improvements required in the use of personal protective equipment and in the storage facilities provided for cleaning equipment.
The Centre says IPC equipment such as mop buckets is currently stored under the stairwell in the Centre with staff said to be currently sourcing suitable external accommodation for such storage with funding already approved. All staff have completed training on Use of PPE.
You can read the full report here
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