Increasing number of Covid-19 cases across the north west.
The latest 14 day incidence rate of Covid-19 cases has been published by the National Health Protection surveillance centre. The figures provide the number of confirmed cases in the various local electoral areas from September 22nd to October 5th. Compared to last week’s figures, all the local electoral…
Latest Covid-19 figures from the North West
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have confirmed that a further 5 people have died from Covid-19 and 611 new cases yesterday. Locally 60 new cases were confirmed in Donegal yesterday. There were 204 cases across 21 Counties. Also yesterday Health officials confirmed that 51 cases first reported…
Sligo Live Festival postponed
The organisers of the Sligo Live Festival have announced that they are postponing all scheduled and planned Sligo Live gigs due to the introduction of Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions. Event organisers say the decision was taken in the interest of safety for Customers, Colleagues, Artists and Event Staff. …
Sligo councillor raises concerns about spread of Covid-19 among Defence Forces personnel
A Sligo councillor has raised concerns about members of the defence forces in the north west contracting Covid-19 and bringing it back to their families. Solidarity People Before Profit Councillor Gino O Boyle is calling on Sligo County Council to write to the Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, to ask…
Covid outbreak confirmed in Donegal nursing home
The Brindley Manor Nursing Home in Convoy, Co. Donegal has 30 confirmed cases of Covid-19. The management of the facility confirmed the news in a statement to Ocean FM. Family members of residents have been contacted to inform them of the situation. A Family Liaison Officer has…
Ban Alcohol sales in off-licences & supermarkets
A local Publicans says the decision to move to level three in the Covid-19 restrictions is effectively a closure order for many pubs. The Vintners Federation says 50,000 jobs will be lost as indoor sittings will be banned for the next three weeks. Manorhamilton Publican and Leitrim…
Level 3 restrictions introduced nationwide
Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions are now in place right across the north west for three weeks. Sligo, Leitrim and the rest of the Country joined Donegal and Dublin at Midnight on the level 3 restrictions provided in the living with Covid-19 frame work document. People are asked not…