Easing of Covid-19 restrictions begins today
Phase one of the roadmap to easing Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions gets under way today. Hardware stores, garden centres, electrical, IT and phone sales outlets across the North West will all reopen. The number of new cases of Covid-19 reported yesterday was below 100 for the second day in…
Parents advised to monitor children for Covid related condition
Parents are being urged to monitor their children for symptoms, as concerns grow over a new rare inflammatory syndrome, thought to be linked to Covid-19. 7 children here have already been investigated for the condition, called PIMS, while there are 230 suspected cases across Europe associated with the virus. The…
Sligo Rovers face Cork City on Saturday – online!
The League of Ireland may be in shutdown mode – but Sligo Rovers and Cork City are getting ready to play each other in a virtual Premier Division game this Saturday night at 7:45pm. The two clubs have come together to play an online match (using FIFA 2020) which supporters…
Hospitals are legally obliged to report cases of Covid-19 immediately
All of the country’s hospitals are to have their Covid-19 reporting systems examined urgently, after it emerged one hospital failed to report 250 confirmed cases until yesterday evening. Some of the cases involving patients at the unnamed hospital date as far back March. In total, there are now…
A decision on easing Covid-19 restrictions will be made today
A decision will be made later by the National Public Health Emergency Team on whether the country is ready to ease some Covid-19 restrictions from Monday. It’s meeting a day earlier than scheduled, to allow ministers time to consider the official guidance before signing off on the measures tomorrow.…
Covid-19 cases increase in the north west
The number of confirmed covid-19 cases in the North West has increased 675. The number of cases in Donegal has risen to 474. There are now 127 cases in Sligo and 74 in Leitrim. The Chief Medical Officer says there are encouraging signs the country WILL be…
latest North West Covid-19 Figures
The number of Covid-19 cases in the north west this morning stands at 669 this morning. The latest figures have confirmed that Leitrim now has 74 confirmed cases, Sligo has 123 and Donegal has 472. The wearing of masks in public will NOT be compulsory, according to…