Re-opening churches is a priority for the Government
A Sligo Leitrim TD says he has received assurances from An Taoiseach Micheal Martin that the planned reopening of churches in December will be a top priority for the Government in its new plan for dealing with COVID-19 during the build up to Christmas. Minister for State at the…
number of daily Covid-19 cases on the increase
The number of new daily Covid-19 infections is rising again. Yesterday 378 more cases of the virus were confirmed, and one further patient died. There were 34 new cases in Donegal while the numbers registered in both Sligo and Leitrim were less than 5. The five-day moving…
Listen Back: Mass from Sligo Cathedral, Sunday the 15th of November
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Overall 14 day incidence rate continues to decrease across OceanFM region
The overall Covid-19 incidence rate in the OceanFM region continues to decrease. However, both Sligo and Donegal are above the national average. The rate of infection compared to a fortnight ago in all local electoral areas in Sligo, north Leitrim and south Donegal has decreased. Between October 27th and November…
International travel poses a Covid-19 risk – CMO
The Chief Medical Officer says international travel will be one of the biggest Covid 19 risks in the run-up to Christmas. Dr Tony Holohan has urged people to avoid non- essential travel – and that includes Irish people abroad flying home for Christmas. NPHET is hopeful all counties…
Taoiseach urged to introduce level 2 restrictions for Christmas
The Taoiseach has come under pressure from members of his own party to move to Level 2 restrictions for Christmas. Yesterday Micheal Martin said the target is Level 3 once out of lockdown in December, so businesses can re-open. But at a meeting of the Fianna Fail parliamentary party last…
CMO encouraged by ‘positive trajectory’ in fight against Covid-19.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre reported 16 additional deaths related to COVID-19 in the latest set of figures they released. 14 of the deaths occurred in November and 1 in October, while a further death remains under investigation. There were 270 new cases reported yesterday which included 21…