BREAKING NEWS: HSE concerned about ‘large increase’ in Covid cases in Collooney/Coolaney area of Sligo
The Health Service Executive says it is concerned about recent large increases in Covid cases in the Collooney/Coolaney areas of County Sligo. Health officials and medical personnel are asking people in the area to immediately get a Covid test if they think they have any symptoms of the virus. Ocean…
ISME calls for rapid tapering off of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
A small firms group is calling for a more rapid tapering off of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. ISME says the income support is acting as a significant brake on return to work for many sectors, including hospitality and agriculture. Many hospitality and tourism-related businesses in the counties of…
Letterkenny Covid centre in online pilot for advance bookings
Letterkenny is among three Covid centres that’s part of a HSE pilot new online system to enable advance booking of COVID-19 tests. From today, (Tuesday), people living in the vicinity of Citywest, the National Show Centre Swords in Dublin, and Letterkenny will be able to log on to the online…
Latest 14 day rate
All local electoral areas in the region are below the national average 14 day rate of Covid-19 infection per 100,000 people. The latest daily figures show less than 5 cases were recorded in both Sligo and Leitrim and 19 in Donegal. The 14 day rate, accurate as of the 3rd…
18 new Covid cases in Donegal
There have been 18 new cases of Covid were announced for Donegal, with fewer than five in Sligo and Cavan. There were no new cases in Leitrim. Overall nationally, 390 new cases and 11 deaths were reported today. 179 patients were being treated in hospital, 48 of them receiving intensive…
People called for Covid vaccinations at IT Sligo today should attend
People who were called for Covid vaccinations today at the Knocknarea Arena at IT Sligo are being asked to attend. Those called were contacted via text message, with the person’s first name being used. Some text messages included an incorrect first name because of a glitch on the IT system.…
Donegal 6th highest county when it comes to rate of Covid fines
Donegal is among the top 10 counties in the country for the issue of fines by gardai for breaches of coronavirus restrictions. The figures, up to Thursday last, show Sligo/Leitrim is in the lower mid-range when it comes to fines. Gardai have issued about 13,600 people fines of between €100…