Concern expressed over Covid-19 figures in Cavan
Ballyjamesduff in county Cavan has the highest 14-day incidence rate than any other local area in the country at over 651. Lifford Stranorlar in county Donegal has risen in the past week to a rate of 610. There are concerns about the situation in cities with Cork…
Fourteen day incidence rate published for local electorate areas
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have confirmed in their latest figures 3 additional deaths and 1205 new cases of Covid-19. 50 new cases were confirmed for Donegal, 24 for Sligo and 7 in Leitrim. The 14 day incidence rate for the various local electorate areas have also been published. …
Pamela Scott Sligo store to close
The Pamela Scott shop in Sligo is to close. The clothing chain is shutting 12 shops across the country, with a loss of 104 jobs, in a bid to secure the company’s future. The shops being closed are Grafton Street, Frascati Centre, Swords and Blanchardstown in Dublin and Cork City,…
Donegal TD urges the Government to support local businesses
The Health Minister says we need to do everything we can to avoid another lockdown. Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal will move to level 4 from midnight, meaning all non-essential retail will close. The rest of the country will remain on level three, but with additional restrictions coming…
Local Tourism Industry will suffer major losses with new restrictions
The local business community in Donegal are trying to come to terms with the news of the County moving to level four restrictions from Midnight. Hotels in Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan will only be able to accommodate existing guests and essential workers under level 4. Paul Diver, owner…
More Counties in danger of moving to level four
In the latest figures released by The Health Protection Surveillance Centre there were 5 Covid-19 related deaths and 1,095 new cases in the Republic of Ireland. The number of new cases thankfully have dropped in Donegal despite the County being placed under level 4 restrictions. According to the latest…
Ireland battling with widespread community transmission of Covid-19.
The Chief Medical Officer has warned Ireland is now dealing with ‘widespread’ community transmission of Covid-19. Dr Tony Holohan says it has become ‘a whole population issue’ and has appealed to every individual, family, household and workplace to act on public health advice. It comes as a further…