Disruption to water supply in Sligo and Donegal today
Irish Water are carrying out mains repair works in Donegal and Sligo Towns today. There will disruption to the water supply in Marian Villas, The Mullins and surrounding areas in Donegal and in the Knocknaganny and surrounding areas in Co. Sligo. The works in Donegal have an estimated completion time…
European Medicines Agency will decide today on the AstraZeneca vaccine
The European Medicines Agency will meet later to decide whether any extra precautions are needed to use the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19. A dozen countries stopped using it as a temporary precaution following a small cluster of blood clotting cases which emerged last weekend. Ireland’s vaccines board called a…
NPHET concerned with Hospital admissions
The National Public Health Emergency Team have expressed concerns about Covid-19 hospital admissions. There were 360 people with the virus in hospital yesterday, after the number rose for two days in a row. 85 are in ICU, while 575 new cases were confirmed yesterday and no additional deaths.…
GPs urge young people to increase efforts in tackling Covid
The Irish College of General Practitioners Covid-Advisor is asking young people to continue to do the best they can in tackling the Covid-19 virus. Mary Favier’s welcoming the fact there have been no new deaths among Covid 19 patients on the whole island of Ireland in the latest set…
Harkin sees no support for gambling opportunities in Sligo
A Sligo/Leitrim TD says she sees no support for any proposal that would increase gambling opportunities in Sligo. Independent Deputy Marian Harkin was speaking in advance of a meeting this morning of councillors from the Borough District of Sligo, at which adoption of a section of the Gaming and…
Saturday Covid Figures
The country’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer says we must prevent Covid-19 getting the upper hand. Figures released yesterday show 646 new cases of the virus and 10 additional deaths. There were 19 new cases reported yesterday in Donegal. Fewer than 5 cases were recorded in both Leitrim and…
latest 14 day rate for the north west
There has been a steady decrease in the 14 day incidence rate per 100,000 people in the north west, however, one local electoral area remains above the national average of 162.1. The latest daily figures show 8 new cases were recorded in Sligo, 35 in Donegal and less than 5…