Sligo Strandhill Local Electoral Area records highest numbers in latest 14 day incidence figures
The Sligo Strandhill Local Electoral area has recorded the highest rate of Covid-19 in the local region according to the latest 14 day incidence rate figures. 374 cases were recorded which represents an infection rate of 1770.1 the national rate was set at 1268.4 The Sligo Drumcliff…
Student Teachers put on the green jersey and head for class
Student teachers will be deployed to fill vacant teaching roles in schools across the north west. As many as 4,000 student teachers will serve as substitute teachers all over the country from as early as next week. A union representing primary school teachers says students are putting on…
School inspectors should return to classroom as teachers
A Sligo Leitrim TD says the Department of Education should deploy school inspectors as substitute teachers to ensure there are enough teachers available to schools over the coming months. Inspectors are responsible for evaluating primary and post-primary schools for their quality of education. The inspectors are also fully qualified…
Primary Education System creaking at the seams under Covid strain
A North West teaching official is warning that soaring Covid-19 transmission rates and a substitution crisis has primary schools ‘creaking at the seams. A survey of around a quarter of primary schools has found that 605 teachers were Covid-positive in the first two weeks in November. In almost…
Covid numbers stay high in Leitrim & Manorhamilton
Leitrim continues to have the highest Covid-19 rate in the Country. The country’s 14-day incidence rate has risen to 1,217 cases per 100,000 people. Leitrim’s rate, is 1,663. When the number are broken down and allocated to the various local electoral areas it provides a better idea…
Chamber of Commerce says decisive action is needed to prevent further lockdowns
The Chambers of Commerce group have expressed concerns that the current increase in Covid cases is putting pressure on an already challenged health system. They have described the restrictions which were introduced by the cabinet as ‘half-measures’ that are unlikely to reduce the number of cases of covid-19. …
Teachers terrified by rising Covid numbers
A North West teaching union official says members of his union are ‘terrified’ about the rapid increase in Covid-19 cases in school children. The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation says cases have increased from 3,000 to 8,000 in the space of five weeks. It comes as the Department considers…