Additional cases of Covid-19 recorded in the north west
The Department of Health has confirmed that there have been 10 additional deaths from Covid-19. Of those deaths reported 4 occurred in April, 5 occurred March and 1 in February. An additional 426 new cases of the virus were also reported in the latest set of figures. …
Contrasting results from north west Covid testing centres
A top public health official in the north west is urging people not to become complacent if Covid case numbers come down in their areas. It’s after vastly different Covid figures were found in two different areas of the region, one in Letterkenny, the other in Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim. Despite…
Over 60 new cases of Covid-19 detected in Donegal
Donegal has once again recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases outside of Dublin. 62 new cases were reported in Donegal yesterday. The latest figures from the Department of Health confirmed that there were 437 new cases detected nationally along with 1 additional death from the virus. …
Over €150,000 in Local Sports Partnership funding for the region
Over €150,000 in sports funding has been announced for the region. Funding for Sligo Local Sports Partnership amounts to €53,960, €26,500 for Leitrim and €39,500 for Donegal as part of Sport Ireland’s national €40m investment fund. A further €5,000 has been allocated for the Women in Sport programme for Donegal,…
Over 100 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the North West
Over 100 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the North West in the Department of Health’s latest daily figures on Covid-19. Donegal reported the second highest number in the country with 84 cases being confirmed. There were 9 cases in Leitrim and 8 in Sligo. 617…
Body of a man discovered on Finiskiln Road in Sligo
Gardaí in Sligo are this morning investigating all the circumstances following the discovery of a body of a man in his late 30’s. The body was discovered yesterday evening (Wednesday, 21st of April 2021) on the Finisklin Road in Sligo, Co Sligo. The body was removed to Sligo…
31 new cases of Covid-19 detected in the North West
The Department of Health have confirmed that there have been 31 additional cases of Covid-19 detected in Donegal. The figure was reported as part of 401 new cases reported nationally yesterday. No new cases were found in Sligo or Leitrim. 15 additional deaths were also confirmed in…