Slight easing of restrictions from midnight
Health officials are urging people to keep following the public health rules – as some restrictions begin to ease tomorrow. After more than 100 days of lockdown, people will be able to travel anywhere within their county from midnight tonight. Two households can meet outdoors, schools will fully re-open to…
43 additional cases of Covid-19 in the north west
The Department of Health have confirmed that 43 more cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the Counties of Sligo Leitrim and Donegal. 29 new cases were reported in Donegal yesterday, there were 9 in Leitrim and 5 in Sligo. 901 new cases were reported nationally along with…
Covid restrictions will continue until after Easter
The Taoiseach says people should expect tight Covid 19 restrictions to continue until at least early April. Micheál Martin says some classrooms and construction will reopen over the next few weeks. But he’s warning case numbers are still too high for the majority of restrictions to ease. …
Christmas Eve closing of Gastropubs will be devastating
A Sligo publican has described the decision to shut Gastropubs and Restaurants on Christmas Eve as a devastating blow that many businesses will never recover from. Blaine Gaffney runs Lillies in Sligo has invested heavily in his business in recent months in order to ready for the expected festive…
New restrictions to be introduced on Christmas Eve
Restaurants and Gastropubs across the North West will be told to close on Christmas Eve under plans going to cabinet this morning. The ban on flights from the UK is also being extended until the end of the year. Senior health officials have warned Ministers Level 5 restrictions…
Pubs shine a light
Publicans across the north west will light up their businesses at dusk in a fresh protest against what they’re calling “the most severe hospitality lockdown in Europe”. They’ll be turning on Christmas lights on the dot of five o’clock this evening. In a joint statement, trade groups for…
New Covid-19 restrictions to be introduced at midnight
In the latest Covid-19 figures released by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, the number of new cases in Sligo has exceeded those of Donegal. 27 new cases were reported in Sligo yesterday while 21 new cases were recorded in Donegal. The number of cases in Sligo was less than…