Covid-19 cases increase in Sligo & Leitrim
Four new cases of Covid-19 has been confirmed for the North West. Three of the cases are in Sligo and one in Leitrim. There are now 141 confirmed cases in Sligo, 80 in Leitrim and 465 in Donegal. The National Public Health Emergency Team is expected to brief…
Expected increased in Local Covid-19 cases confirmed
The number of Covid 19 cases has risen sharply in the North West. After recent reports of clusters of the Coronavirus in Sligo ten new cases have been confirmed in the most recent figures published by the Department of Health. Both Donegal and Leitrim have reported one additional…
D Day for Junior Ministers
It’s expected the government will appoint 17 Ministers for state today following a cabinet meeting. There’s an extra focus on the appointments following criticism of the geographical spread of the cabinet ministers which left the entire West and North West without any Ministerial representation in the new cabinet. …
Orange weather warning in place for north west until Midday
There is more unsettled weather on the way for the local region this morning. A status orange rainfall alert remains in place for the counties in the North West today. The warning’s, for Donegal, Leitrim, and Sligo, remain in place until midday, with river flooding and localised spot…
Weather warning in place for the north west
A yellow weather warning has been issued for the north west. Met Eireann are predicting heavy rainfall in parts of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal this weekend with the warning in affect from 9am this morning until 9am Monday morning. People are warned of potential spot flooding in areas and high…
Episode Six: Arts North West
This Week: (00:52) Charlie Chaplin by Perry Blake (03:28) Singer/songwriter Perry Blake in conversation with Declan Drohan (14:05) Vernal Time, perceiving flowers in prose in lockdown, by Phillina Sun (21:00) Artist Niall Sheerin in conversation with Declan Drohan All podcasts can be found on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Soundcloud or wherever…
Number of children contracting Covid -19 concerns NPHET
The number of children and young adults contracting Covid-19 is raising concern among the National Public Health Emergency Team. Of 202 cases diagnosed in the past two weeks, 76 were in people aged under 35, including 16 involving children under 14 years of age. Two more people with…