It's added that Brexit is a 'potential…, €150,000 will be spent on upgrading the water treatment plant on Achill Island in early 2021, in addition to €100,000 already spent at the facility since summer. Dr Ryan has become a well-known figure since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic through his work as executive director of the World Health…, The Department of Social Protection will be questioned by TDs and senators today on why many self-employed people can't get the pandemic unemployment payments. This new initiative is an effort to assist businesses in Ballyhaunis and the surrounding areas to get their message out to the public in these difficult times. Pride of…, There are 344 new cases of Covid-19 in the Republic and four more deaths. 73 new cases…, Britain has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from early next week.Priority groups will be first to receive the vaccine - including care home residents, health and…, 18 further deaths have been reported this evening from Covid-19. As of midnight last night (Thurs) 313 new confirmed cases of the virus have been confirmed in the Republic. The court approved a €450,000 settlement in the case of a 13-year-old boy who has a lifelong impairment because of inadequate…, A significant number of staff remain on Covid leave from a HSE nursing home in Ballina, according to Breda Crehan- Roche the Chief Officer with Community Healthcare West. Val Dempsey (73) who has been climbing Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday for more than 30 years. Video clips have been circulating on social media in recent days,…, Emergency services are dealing with a fire on the outskirts of Sligo town this morning. Following devastating flooding in the town in 2015 and 2016, plans were developed for a bypass channel for the River Deel, and the OPW has recently submitted the…, Roscommon TD Denis Naughten has again called for additional paid leave for frontline workers who have been running our hospital and community services through two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic. Wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow can be expected today and tonight, with icy…, The managers of Ashford Castle and The Lodge at Ashford are among 29 business leaders who will sleep rough in Galway tomorrow night, to raise funds for COPE Galway. The man who died was driving the vehicle involved, and was taken to University Hospital Galway where he…, As of tomorrow, public Masses can be celebrated again in Churches across the region, and in some parishes, depending on the size and structure of the Church building, 50 people can attend the service, while in larger Churches that number rises to 100. 270 new cases were reported yesterday, along with five deaths. The Minister for State at the Department of Health, Frank Feighan has welcomed the news and explained that the new posts…, With a status yellow rainfall warning in place across western counties until 2pm this afternoon, motorists are advised to slow down with extensive surface water on roads across Connaught. Plan to spend at least half a day. Ballina Lions Club were successful in category 5 in the over 5000 population. NPHET is particularly concerned about the reopening…, A major new development for Scoil Naomh Bríd, Culleens, Ballina is to proceed to tender. The Chief Medical Officer, Tony Holohan, has expressed concern that 8 people were…, The Taoiseach has warned Brexit talks are on a knife-edge ahead of a crunch meeting this evening.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will try to end the current impasse over dinner in Brussels.Earlier…, 5 additional deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported to the Department of Health over the past 24 hours As of midnight last night (8th December) 227 new confirmed cases of the virus were confirmed. People choosing to climb the mountain need to be aware that there are no facilities at the top and to respect the ‘leave no trace’ ethos and bring their rubbish back down with them,” he said. There are four separate award…, From this evening in Ballina there is a toy collection underway to assist families in need. Mr Padden achieved the EPA Special Prize award by making a unique piece using plastic bottles and…, Pharmacists are calling on the Government to ensure they're included in plans to roll out Covid 19 vaccines. The Reek or Reek Sunday is an annual pilgrimage to the peak of Croagh Patrick, Co Mayo, Ireland, to celebrate Mass. The team immediately re-tasked the first response party to this location to assist. Of the cases notified today 99 are in Dublin,…, While Public Health won’t allow a hundred supporters into a vast venue like Croke Park for a match, yet at the same time it insists that its safe for 125 pupils in a school with a covid outbreak, to continue to attend 5 days a week, 6 hours a day, and that…, A man was rescued by Galway RNLI Lifeboat today after he got caught in the rising tide while out walking at Ballyloughan Beach, Renmore, on the eastern side of Galway city. The HSE is to issue updated…, Roscommon remains the only Connacht County with a 14-day incidence rate of Covid-19 higher than the national average. It comes as the government's published its plan for how 14.6 million doses will be administered. We are very anxious to get the works underway and once the busy period is over on the mountain we hope to start,” Mr Keating said yesterday (Monday). Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said he expects jabs to be rolled out here in the New Year, with healthcare workers and those with vulnerable…, Parental leave for both fathers and mothers is to be extended to nine weeks. A woman in her fifties, a pedestrian was fatally injured when she…, The department of Health has been notified of 3 additional deaths related to COVID-19 this evening. 56 of the cases are in Dublin, with 26 in Donegal and 13 in Limerick, with the others spread across 15 different…, Student nurses who lost their job due to Covid, will now be allowed claim PUP payments from the date the employment ended. It has issued an advisory warning for the entire country, warning of 'sharp to severe' frosts in parts as well as wintery showers. Deputy Marian Harkin believes distributing the doses will be the most important work this Government undertakes. Gardaí detected a…, Gardai and emergency services are attending the scene of a serious road traffic collision on the N5 Strokestown to Termonbarry road. Prior to his appointment, Dr Heffernan served as CEO of the…, Other countries are finding ways to ensure that nursing home residents will be able to enjoy a safe visit from a loved one this Christmas and Mayo deputy Rose Conway Walsh is calling on the Irish government to follow their lead. The north Mayo town was formally established in 1723 by Lord Tyrawley. Once the Coast Guard helicopter’s paramedic was on scene, R118 positioned further team members and equipment to the location from the base at the back of the mountain,” a statement by MMRT confirmed. Local Fine Gael Councillor…, The Cabinet sub-committee on Covid-19 will meet this evening to finalise plans to exit level five Covid restrictions next week, ahead of a full Cabinet meeting and subsequent announcement tomorrow. There are 197 new…. Independent Cllr. There was a real sense of excitement as people could again shop for “non essential” items, and most towns were reporting…, A public consultation process has now opened into the River Deel drainage scheme in Crossmolina. The pedestrian, a man in his 50s, was taken to Sligo…, Motorists are being urged to take extreme caution on secondary routes across the region due to low temperatures overnight. In Mayo, there are several reports of black ice and icy stretches on secondary routes, particularly in the Claremorris hinterland. 88 of the cases are in Dublin, 26 in Cork, 21 in Kilkenny, 16 in Louth, 16 in Mayo with 85 spread across another 20 counties. The last confirmed sighting of Sandra Collins was on the night of Monday the 4th of December 2000 at approximately 11pm at the…, A woman in her 50's has died following a three-vehicle collision in County Roscommon today. In this region, there were 16 new cases in Galway, 9 in Mayo, and less than 5 in both Roscommon and Sligo. Spokesman of the Mayo GP Society Dr. Ken Egan says the school was justified in their decision to close last Friday due to the high prevalence of…, Midwest News understands that just seven of the 125 students at Claremorris Boys National School have arrived for school this morning. A Status Yellow fog warning has been issued for the entire country by Met Éireann. But one part of Donegal still has three times the…, The Government is to make an announcement today on lifting level 5 restrictions. A status yellow wind warning has been issued for the entire country. This hasn't been permitted since earlier this year because of concerns about the spread of Covid 19. The Department of Health has today been notified of 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19. All businesses in…, There are no respite beds at Ballina District Hospital and the Palliative Care units at the facility are available throughout the pandemic if required, according to Breda Crehan-Roche, Chief Officer, Community Healthcare West. It comes as 335 new cases have been…, There are calls for the Tanaiste to clarify his conversations with the Justice Minister on the appointment of Supreme Court judge Seamus Woulfe. Janice Brady, with a last address at Maryville Hostel, Finisklin, Sligo, pleaded with the judge to let her serve…, There is welcome news this evening for residents of Lakeshore Drive in Castlebar who have had raw sewerage seeping from a manhole in their estate for some time now. The Order of Malta, Mayo, Western Care Ballina, and St. Colemans Centre Achill will receive funding to provide essential…, The principal of a primary school in Co Mayo says they've now been told to reverse their decision to close until after Christmas and will reopen on Monday. The Meelick man entered the dairy sector in 2017…, Two men were arrested in Sligo yesterday following a stabbing incident. Larkhill Road is closed as a result, with diversions in place. THE challenge of climbing Croagh Patrick was put in perspective once again last week with the death of a man aged in his seventies, from Co Dublin, on the cone area of the 762 metre-high holy mountain. Indeed, the team was responding to a call by An Garda Síochána to assist a female casualty who had sustained a lower leg and head injury while descending the mountain last Thursday afternoon when a second call came with regard to the male fatality. A spokesman at Malin Head Coast Guard Station confirmed to The Mayo News it was alerted at 15.16 about the case, and despatched Rescue 118 to the scene. The same event is briefly referred to in the "Annals of Ulster", under date of 441: "Leo ordained forty-second bishop of the Church of Rome; and Patrick the bishop was approved in the Catholic Faith". Ballina Gardaí assisted by members of the Divisional Drugs Taskforce conducted an intelligence lead operation. Dublin had the highest number at 119, followed by Donegal with 32, 16 in Cork and 13 each in Kilkenny and Kildare. A car burst into flames at the Font traffic lights in the town and emergency services are at the scene. Once the Coastguard helicopter’s paramedic was on scene, R118 positioned further team members and equipment to the location from the base at the … Mags Downey of Ballina Chamber says all the local…, People are being asked to wear face masks outdoors in crowded areas for the first time. The move is in contravention of Department of Education rules which require all State-funded schools to remain open until next Friday.…, A primary school in south Mayo has closed from today until January 5th , due to an outbreak of Covid 19 in the school, impacting on both students and teachers. The fortnightly infection rate in the Republic per hundred thousand has continued to fall after slipping under 100 yesterday and it's now down to 93.7. Gardaí and the…, A road safety expert is concerned about couriers falling asleep at the wheel as they try to keep up with record levels of online shopping. The religious element of Croagh Patrick is strong – … Operation Dualgas aims to respond to drug and human trafficking, property crime and all other activity associated with organised crime.…, The traditional all-night vigil will not take place on the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception at Knock Shrine this year. They claim the Government is failing to provide consultant contracts for specialists who play a key role in the battle against…, The Tánaiste has said he didn't instruct Justice Minister Helen McEntee to recommend Seamus Woulfe be appointed to the Supreme Court. As many people receive parcels at Christmas, the gardai are reminding the public to be wary of unsolicited texts and emails advising of a parcel awaiting delivery and urging customers to click on various links. Nursing Homes Ireland says new guidance on visits to nursing homes are a…, Shops, gyms, hairdressers will re-open this morning as Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions are lifted. Their stories were brought to the attention of The Connaught Telegraph by John Kelly from Westport, who we'd like to thank for researching this article. Minister Roderic O'Gorman…, The Coroner for Mayo has warned that Coroners nationwide are facing a backlog of inquests due to Covid-19 restrictions, as well as the fact that additional court sitting are being facilitated outside of Dublin. According to Independent local deputy Sean Canney, the Community Nursing facility is tendered, and the successful contractor is expected to commence construction in March 2021. It's accusing…, The Covid-19 vaccine taskforce meet later as the country enters the final day of Level 5 restrictions. Fr John Harris, OP* The annual pilgrimage in the footsteps of St Patrick on 'Reek Sunday' Each year thousands of people of all ages travel to the West of Ireland to climb St Patrick's Mountain. There was one further coronavirus-related death and 429 new cases of…, There has been one further coronavirus-related death and 429 new cases of the disease reported to the Department of Health. The 14 day incidence rate…, Mayo Senator Lisa Chambers believes a Brexit deal can still be agreed, but only with compromise and concession on both sides. The Reek is the famous nickname of Croagh Patrick. The Ballyhaunis Inclusion Project has won a Volunteer Ireland 2020 award, in recognition of their work supporting people living in direct provision in the town, and…, Gardai in Sligo will today undertake a week-long campaign targeting the unauthorised use of disabled parking bays, and unauthorised use of disabled parking permits in Co Sligo. The acceleration of the NBP will mean 61 schools in Mayo will be connected to broadband by the end of 2022,…, A number of wild boar were discovered at a Coillte plantation in west Mayo. The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier has told MEPs that negotiations on a post-Brexit deal could continue until Wednesday of this…, The annual Esker Healing Mission gets underway this evening - but will be held online this year due to Covid-19 restrictions on numbers attending Churches. One-third of the new cases are in Dublin. 269 new cases of the virus have been confirmed this evening also. His car was located on Friday afternoon at Downpatrick Head, and the Coastguard launched…, Government Ministers are reportedly considering allowing pubs to open after level 5, as long as they shut by 10pm. The incident occurred at around 1.30pm in the Caltragh Crescent area of the town yesterday afternoon. "Navigating A Future" is the title of the Mayo County Council commission, which gives the artists an opportunity to create new work that…, There’s some good news for shoppers heading to the county town this Christmas. Claremorris Boys National School had decided to shut its doors after a number of students tested…, Gardaí in Castlerea are investigating a fatal road traffic collision that occurred at approximately 5.30pm yesterday evening on the N5 between Strokestown and Scramogue Cross, Co. Roscommon. The legend claims that Patrick went to the mountain in the year 441 to convert either a king or a Celtic god who lived on the mountain. The county continues to have the highest rate in the Republic. There have been an additional 252 confirmed cases of Covid 19 and no new deaths. It is around 5 miles off Westport. A Fine Gael Councillor has received confirmation that the trees on the entrance to Greenhills Estate in Ballina will be removed in January. Last March, at the 5th International Human Rights Lecture held in the Mary Robinson Centre in the Ballina, Ballina Chamber of Commerce pledged to make Ballina Ireland’s…, There are 21 patients on trolleys today waiting for admission to a bed at Mayo University Hospital in Castlebar, with 22 on trolleys at Sligo University Hospital and 14 at University Hospital Galway - according to the latest figures from the INMO. It brings the case total in the republic to 75,203 and the death toll to 2,117. Gardaí have confirmed they responded to reports of an unresponsive male on Thursday afternoon last, August 6. It comes as the Government prepares to announce its plan for lifting Level Five restrictions over…, Concerns have been raised by the National Public Health Emergency Team over the planned re-opening of the economy next week. The mountain that dominates the landscape in Westport, Achill, and Murrisk, is also known as the Holy Mountain and “the Reek.” The emergency services are at the scene. The weather warning comes into effect at midnight tonight and will last until 10 o’clock on Monday morning. Fianna Fail's up…, The State plans to have a large fraction of the population vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of next summer. The statement also expressed the team’s ‘deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased person’, whilst thanking Coast Guard Helicopter R118, the HSE and bystanders for their assistance. Dense fog is forecast with a risk of freezing fog in places. 122 of the cases are in Dublin, 46 in Donegal, 30 in Limerick, 22 in Laois, 20 in Cork and the remaining 189 cases are spread across…, Mayo Gardai are currently inviting nominations for the 2021 Mayo Garda Youth Awards. This follows a stabbing incident in the Sligo Town area on Thursday. As of midnight last night (Wed), it has been notified of 335 new confirmed cases of the virus. The Irish College of General Practitioners is reminding…, Public health doctors have voted 94 percent in favour of strike action in a long-running row over inadequate staffing and resources. People climbing Croagh Patrick in 1910. One person sustained minor…, Cosmetic Creations, the Irish life sciences company headquartered in Claremorris has today announced it is rebranding to Lynoslife. Gardai told the Irish Sun in a statement: “Gardaí responded to reports of an unresponsive male on Croagh Patrick, on Thursday 6th August. 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