Cllr. Casserly says survey shows speed not a problem west of Ballisodare
A Sligo councillor says a speed survey carried out this month in the area west of St Mary’s College in Ballisodare does not indicate a large volume of excessive speed in the area. The survey showed 85% of speeds were at 50 kilometres per hour or lower. Independent Councillor Marie…
Further Booster information announced for Sligo & Carrick-on-Shannon Centres
The Sligo and Carrick on Shannon Vaccination Centres are now offering online booking for booster vaccine appointments. Anyone who is eligible for a booster dose may go to hse.ie and select from a list of vaccination centres around the country, including Sligo and Carrick on Shannon, and then pick an…
Letterkenny University Hospital has most people waiting on beds
There are 27 people currently waiting on a hospital bed in Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. There are 3 waiting in the Emergency Department and 21 on other wards throughout the Hospital. This figure represents the highest in the country. Limerick University Hospital has 17 people waiting on…
Latest 14 Day incidence figures published for the North West
871 new cases of covid -19 were detected in the local franchise area in the latest 14 day incidence figures which were released on Christmas Eve. The infection rate per 100.000 of Population was set at 1344.3. None of the local areas surpassed that rate of infection. The…
Gardaí continue investigations after the bodies of two men are discovered in Letterkenny
Gardaí in Letterkenny are continuing to investigate all the circumstances into the discovery of the bodies of two men at a house in Windyhall, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal. The body of one man in his 80s was discovered in the house and the body of a second man in his…
41 people waiting for a bed and 25 Covid patients in the north west
There are 41 patients waiting for a bed and 25 receiving treatment for Covid-19 in the north west today. Latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch show Letterkenny University Hospital is the most overcrowded nationally with 36 people waiting. HSE statistics find there are also 21…
Bodies of two men found in Co. Donegal today
Donegal Gardaí have discovered the bodies of two men in Letterkenny. Gardaí are currently at the scene at a house in Letterkenny today. The State Pathologist has been requested and the scene is currently preserved. Both bodies remain at the scene at this time as Gardaí await the Technical bureau.…