Covid restrictions have been lifted in Northern Ireland, where rules are being replaced with just guidance.
It means no more mandatory mask wearing or covid passports.
Restrictions have been eased 5 weeks earlier than planned.
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Sligo Rovers have signed New Zealand international Max Mata.
The 21-year-old striker joins from American club Real Monarchs.
Mata’s arrival comes ahead of Rovers’ Premier Division opener against Bohemians on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Shelbourne have confirmed the signing of Kiwi defender Adam Thomas.
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€35 million is to be invested in regional and local roads across Donegal, one of the highest allocations in the country.
The funding will go towards climate change adaptation and resilience works, safety improvements and bridge rehabilitation works.
Welcoming the announcement, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue says the funding is crucial for Donegal and the maintenance of the county’s roads.
He believes it will be beneficial for tourism, for working, for leisure and most importantly for safety.
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Gardaí in Letterkenny are investigating an assault on Port Road, Letterkenny in the early hours of last Thursday morning in which a woman was attacked as she crossed the road.
On today’s Nine til Noon Show, Crime Prevention Officer Sergeant Paul Wallace issued this appeal for information…………..
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Work has started to restore the ‘Sweet Factory’ playground at the Bernard McGlinchey Town Park in Letterkenny.
The area has been closed for some time because it had been deemed unsafe for use.
Funding had been earmarked to upgrade the facility, but there were delays with the delivery of necessary equipment.
It’s hoped the work will be complete before the summer, with Letterkenny Milford MD Cathaoirleach Jimmy Kavanagh saying it’s an important element of what the park has to offer………..
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The latest meeting of Donegal County Council’s Fisheries Committee has heard there is a shortage of young people entering the fishing fleet.
Marine Minister Charlie McConalogue, who attended the online meeting agreed, saying it’s a rewarding life, but a hard life.
Arranmore native Jerry Early told the meeting there is concern among the local fishing community that there’s not enough of an uptake from the next generation:
He believes more can be done to make it more rewarding………..
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Declan Tumilty MIRC, Aiden Harper MI President and Kevin Barrett Triton Showers
Not alone is the National Rally Championship returning after its two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, but the series is proud to announce that previous sponsor Triton Showers has agreed to underpin the eight-round championship that begins on the first Sunday in March with the Claremorris based Mayo Rally. The sponsorship agreement is for a four year tenure.
Prior to the start of the 2019 season and unwilling to see the series without a title sponsor, Triton Showers decided it would back the series for a further year to allow the organisers seek a new sponsor for the 2020 season. However, Covid-19 brought a halt to Irish stage rallying for some sixteen months, not alone was it a loss in term of sport, but local communities throughout the country were unable to avail of the financial windfall from such events.
Commenting on the company’s decision to renew its involvement with the series, managing director of Triton Showers, Kevin Barrett said. “Triton Showers are delighted to again add our support to the series. We are very aware that the past two years have been very tough on everybody. Sport plays an enormous part in the daily lives of Irish people and rallying was one of the many sports that were hit in the past while. The return of Gaelic games and other such sporting disciplines in recent weeks have already provided a great bounce and we know that rallying will do the same to its communities. Of course, we are mindful that Covid-19 hasn’t gone away, and we ask that everyone continues to adhere to the guidelines.”
In addition to the Triton Showers sponsorship, the series has also announced that Ritchie’s Mints and Projob Workwear will be associate sponsors of the series that concludes in Donegal in early October.
Meanwhile, championships Chairman Declan Tumilty commented. “We are thrilled that Triton Showers are onboard again. Since they became involved in 2015, the series went from strength to strength evidenced by the fact that during their five-year tenure as title sponsors, there were five different champions. We are also delighted to welcome Ritchie’s Mints and Projob Workwear as associate sponsors of the series.”
Motorsport Ireland President Aiden Harper expressed his delight, he remarked, “This is a great endorsement of the national series and we look forward to continued success through our association with Triton Showers.”
The 2022 Triton Showers National Rally Championship will consist of the following eight rounds. 1. Mayo Rally (March 6); 2. Abbeyleix Rally (April 3); 3. Monaghan Rally (April 24); 4. Carlow Rally (May 5); 5. Circuit of Munster (June 5); 6. Tipperary Stonethrowers Rally (July 17); Galway Summer Rally (August 28); 8. Donegal Harvest Rally (October 8).
Donegal’s Donagh Kelly (Ford Focus WRC), Clonmel’s Roy White, Monaghan’s Sam Moffett, Donegal’s Declan Boyle, and Monaghan’s Josh Moffett, all in Ford Fiesta WRC’s were the respective Triton Showers National Rally champion drivers from 2013 to 2019.
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The HSE’s fitness as a registered provider of centres for people with disabilities in the North West has been questioned by HIQA, the Health Information and Quality Authority.
RTE is reporting that renewed concern was expressed by HIQA about the HSE’s management of its services in the Northwest area, two months after the partial publication of the Brandon Report which putlined abuse of fellow residents by a person in Ard Greine Court and the Sean O’Hare Unit in Stranorlar.
The latest concern relates to the online behaviour of a resident described as “very serious”.
Minister of State with Responsibility for Disabilities Anne Rabbitte told RTE today she would like there to be an independent review into the CHO 1 Northwest region as there is a pattern of failure in the region to protect the service user and the wider disability community.
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All remaining legal Covid-19 restrictions will be lifted in Northern Ireland from today.
Last evening, Health Minister Robin Swann announced the measures, including the wearing face masks in public places, are being replaced by guidance.
It means Covid passes are also no longer required in nightclubs, but rules on testing and isolating remain.
Declan Jordan is General manager of Rosie Joe’s bar and nightclub in Derry……….
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The controversial sliding scale element of the government’s revised mica redress scheme is set to be removed.
Last November the state agreed an updated scheme to pay up to 420,000 euro to rebuild or repair thousands of homes, mainly in Donegal.
Rebuilding costs were capped, with a sliding scale built in to the draft regulations.
Michael Doherty, from the Mica Action Group says that’s being abandoned, and should never have been there in the first place……….
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