Ireland needs to be on lockdown – Kenny
A Sligo Leitrim TD has called for the Republic of Ireland to follow the UK and consider a lockdown of all non-essential services, in order to try and stop the spread of COVID-19. Deputy Martin Kenny says that as long as places of work remain open such as construction sites,…
Sligo Councillor calls for closure of Caravan & Camping Parks
Calls have been made to the chief medical officer in the department of health, Dr Tony Holohan to close all caravan and camping parks. The calls have been made by Sligo Independent Councillor Marie Casserly. The Sligo Drumcliff Councillor is making the calls after various reports of large…
Ireland need bigger slice of EU Covid-19 fund
A Midlands/North West MEP is calling for a re-examination of how European Union funding is distributed to countries for fighting the coronavirus. MEP Chris MacManus said documents he has seen show Ireland will benefit by only €3m from 65-billion euro crisis funding from the EU. MacManus, a former…
Covid-19 cases increase in the North West
The number of Covid-19 cases has increased in the North West. There are now 8 cases each of the Coronavirus in both Sligo and Donegal. The number of cases in Leitrim remains in the less than 5 category. The National Public Health Emergency Team’s meeting today to…
Ireland West Airport to temporarily close next week
Ireland West Airport in Knock is to temporarily close at the end of the month due to COVID-19. As of tomorrow night, Tuesday the 23rd of March, Ryanair is to suspend all flights to and from the airport and as of Sunday the 29th of March, Aer Lingus is to…
Ryan – “We need to go after the virus itself”
The Sligo-born head of the World Health Organisation’s emergency team says lockdowns will not be enough to fully defeat the coronavirus. Dr. Michael Ryan says the danger is that without strong public health measures, the virus will jump back up again when lockdowns are eventually lifted. Michael Ryan, from Curry,…
Fourth person dies in of Ireland of Covid-19
The latest figures published by the department of health have confirmed that counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are all reporting to have less than 5 cases each of the Coronavirus. It’s expected that new stricter measures may be brought in where people are not engaging in social distancing.…