Record number of deaths from Covid-19
A record 101 deaths from Covid-19 were confirmed here yesterday, and one person was only 19. However yesterday’s figures were the lowest number of cases since December 28th with 879 new infections. 15 additional cases were reported in Donegal yesterday, there were 8 in Sligo and less than…
International Summer Holidays are unlikely in 2021
10 further Covid-19 related deaths were reported in the latest set of figures released by the Department of Health, with 1,062 additional cases. Locally there were 27 new cases confirmed in Donegal, 6 additional cases were confirmed in Sligo and less than 5 in Leitrim. Latest figures show…
Status yellow rain warning issued for local region
There’s a possibility of flooding in the North West this morning as a status yellow rain warning is in operation. The warning came into effect overnight and will run until later tonight, with up to 40 millimetres of rain possible. Met Eireann says there is a risk of…
Reduction in the number of new cars being purchased in the North West
There has been a reduction in the number of people purchasing new vehicles in the Counties of Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim this January compared to January 2020. The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), today released the official 211 new vehicle registration figures for January. New…
Decrease of incidence rate across north west for second week
For the second consecutive, week, there’s been a noticeable decrease in the 14-day incidence rare across all local electoral areas in the north west region. The latest daily figures from the National Public Health Emergency Team shows 63 new cases were recorded in Co. Donegal, 15 in Sligo and less…
Councillor says poor broadband adding to people’s worries
A Leitrim Councillor is claiming inadequate broadband is adding to peoples worries during the latest lockdown in rural Ireland and such issues are disproportionately negatively impacting the north west. A recent survey by ComReg has also found that 60 percent found no change in their service, despite more people working…
48 Additional cases of Covid-19 confirmed in the North West
The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet this morning to consider the current situation, with 54 Covid-related deaths and 1,335 new cases being reported in the Republic of Ireland yesterday. There were 59 additional cases of Covid-19 in the North West with Donegal accounting for 48 of the…