Living with Covid plan needed says Sligo restaurateur
A Sligo restaurateur says the government need a plan going forward ahead of Ministers set to approve a number of changes to the Covid testing regime and rules around close contacts this morning. The Chief Medical Officer has recommended getting rid of the five day isolation period for close contacts…
Letterkenny university Hospital has most Covid-19 patients nationally
Letterkenny University Hospital remains the worst impacted when it comes to Covid-19 patients for the fourth day in a row. Latest HSE figures show 71 patients are receiving treatment for the virus, two of whom are in the ICU. There are also 35 people waiting on a bed in the…
3,769 Covid-19 cases recorded across the north west over festive period
3,769 Covid-19 cases were recorded over the festive period across the north west. Figure from the Health protection Surveillance Centre show 415 cases were documented in Leitrim between the 26th of December and the 1st of January. A further 817 were recorded in Sligo and the majority, 2,537 people, were…
North west MEP critical of decision to reopen schools
A Midlands North West MEP has hit out at the decision to reopen schools with Covid-19 figures soaring in the community. MEP Luke Ming Flanagan is predicting that the decision ultimately lead to schools being forced to shut in the next couple of weeks. He said measures such as the…
An Postal services disrupted by staffing shortages
An Post says deliveries in some rural areas are being impacted by staffing shortages. The company says a spike in Covid-related absences has placed a “temporary strain” on its resources. It says the worst impact’s being felt across its mails and parcels network, and at some Post Offices,…
Covid-19 forcing more local services to close over weekend
With new Covid-19 cases now at their highest level since the pandemic began, many businesses throughout the north west are struggling because of staff absences. Yesterday evening, 23,817 new cases of the virus were reported, with 941 patients in hospital, and 90 in ICU. The level of infection,…
Schools reopen under challenging circumstances
A Sligo Secondary School Principal says schools will be operating in challenging circumstances over the next few weeks due to the high level of Covid-19 in the community. Dave McEvoy is the Principal of St. Attracta’s Community School in Tubbercurry. . Yesterday 351 students from the school’s population…