Manorhamilton has the lowest infection rate of Covid-19 in the entire Country
977 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Ocean FM franchise area in the latest 14 day incidence figures. All five local electoral reported infection rates below the R figure for 100,000 head of population which was set at 1305.1 The most cases and highest infection rate…
74 people waiting for a bed and 30 Covid-19 patients in the north west
There are 75 people waiting on trolleys or chairs and 30 Covid-19 patients in Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals today. 48 are waiting in Letterkenny along with 19 Covid patients three of whom are in the ICU. There are 27 people waiting for a bed in Sligo today and 11…
Three local electoral areas see increase in Covid-19 rate
Three out of the five local electoral areas in the OceanFM region have seen a decrease in the 14 day incidence rate of Covid-19 per 100,000 population. Over 1,000 cases have been recorded in the region between the 23rd of November and the 6th of December. As of Monday, the…
Over 1,000 new local cases of Covid-19 in latest 14 day incidence rate figures
1,065 new cases of Covid 19 were confirmed for the Ocean FM franchise area in the latest 14 day incidence rate figures. The highest number of cases and highest infection rate was in the Sligo/ Strandhill local Electoral Area, where 313 cases, and an infection rate of 1481.4 per…
Letterkenny University Hospital most overcrowded nationally
Letterkenny University Hospital is the most overcrowded hospital in the country today. It’s the 25th consecutive day it’s been the most or second most overcrowded nationally. Letterkenny has been one the worst impacted since the 15th of November according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch figures. 52…
Extension of Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme welcomed by Sligo publican
A Sligo publican has welcomed the government’s decision to extend the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme. It’s being extended to the end of January 2022 and backdated to the 1st of December 2021. Minister Paschal Donohoe said they couldn’t design a targeted scheme for the hospitality sector in time for Christmas…
ESB crews working to restore power to homes in the north west
There are still a large number of homes entering into another day without electricity this morning in the north west. The homes, businesses and farms in parts of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal are among 13,000 across the country that are still without power in the aftermath of Storm Barra. …