CMO braced for increase in Covid cases
The Chief Medical Officer says the 744 Covid-19 cases confirmed yesterday understate how serious the outbreak is in the Republic right now. Dr Tony Holohan expects “a large increase in cases” in the days ahead following low levels of testing over Christmas. He’s urging people not to have…
Christmas Eve Covid figures – 8 deaths & 922 additional cases
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have confirmed 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19. There has been a total of 2,192 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of midnight Wednesday 23rd December, the HPSC has been notified of 922 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total of 83,073* confirmed…
Santa given the green light to visit the North West
It may not be a normal Christmas for many, however there is some very exciting news for the children that are living in the North West. Ocean FM news has just learned that Santa is already plotting his route around the world. It’s believed that Mr Claus been…
Number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise
There were 938 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the Republic of Ireland yesterday. A further 68 cases were confirmed in Donegal, There were 9 new cases in Sligo and less than 5 cases reported in Leitrim. When it comes to the number of people from the North…
Time to rethink Christmas plans
The Chief Medical Officer says the current trajectory of Covid-19 here is of “grave concern”, as people are being urged to rethink their Christmas plans to protect elderly and vulnerable loved ones. The country will move to Level 5 restrictions tomorrow in an attempt to stop the spread of the…
Ryan urges the Public to suppress transmission
A worrying number of Covid-19 cases were confirmed by health officials in the latest data released yesterday evening, 721 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the Republic of Ireland yesterday. There were 41 additional cases in Donegal and 8 in Sligo. The number in Leitrim was recorded at…
Man arrested by local Gardaí following Cannabis discovery
Gardaí have seized suspected Cannabis Herb worth €360,000, a shotgun and arrested a man following searches carried out in Sligo and Leitrim during yesterday and Sunday The searches were carried out with the assistance of both uniform Gardaí and members attached to the Sligo and Leitrim Drug Divisional Units. At…