Latest 14 Day Incidence Rate of Covid-19
1 in 56 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last two weeks in one local electoral area in the region. There has been a noticeable change in the 14 day incidence rate per 100,000 population across the north west. As of Monday the 22nd of November, the Manorhamilton…
Sligo Strandhill Local Electoral Area records highest numbers in latest 14 day incidence figures
The Sligo Strandhill Local Electoral area has recorded the highest rate of Covid-19 in the local region according to the latest 14 day incidence rate figures. 374 cases were recorded which represents an infection rate of 1770.1 the national rate was set at 1268.4 The Sligo Drumcliff…
Discussions to commence on providing extra support for Donegal school children impacted by Mica
The Minister for Education has confirmed that she has instructed her officials to discuss with Donegal ETB submissions seeking support for children impacted by MICA. Independent TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, pressed the Minister on the matter in the Dáil adding that children are living under very severe pressure.…
Reduction of fishing fleet will lead to local job losses
A North West TD is warning that a decision taken at Cabinet level last night will be ‘devastating’ for the local fishing industry and could put a number of jobs in the processing of fish at risk in factories across the country. The Cabinet has agreed a 66 million…
North West families having to choose between fuel or food
The Regional President of St Vincent De Paul in the North West is warning that many families in the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are having to choose between buying food or fuel in the lead up to Christmas. Rosa Glacken has issued as the warning as St…
Primary Education System creaking at the seams under Covid strain
A North West teaching official is warning that soaring Covid-19 transmission rates and a substitution crisis has primary schools ‘creaking at the seams. A survey of around a quarter of primary schools has found that 605 teachers were Covid-positive in the first two weeks in November. In almost…
Covid numbers stay high in Leitrim & Manorhamilton
Leitrim continues to have the highest Covid-19 rate in the Country. The country’s 14-day incidence rate has risen to 1,217 cases per 100,000 people. Leitrim’s rate, is 1,663. When the number are broken down and allocated to the various local electoral areas it provides a better idea…