Number of COVID-19 patients in ICU drop & less than five new cases in Clare
*Photograph: John Mangan Less than five new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Co Clare while a dip in the amount of extra diagnoses nationally has been observed.
Outpatients in Mid-West rising as struggle to fill consultant positions continues – Murphy
*Cllr Cillian Murphy. Photograph: Martin Connolly Amount of outpatients in the Mid-West are rising while consultant positions remain vacant, a West Clare representative has noted.
Individual gardens not under consideration at Pairc na Coille
Changes to the lease of an Ennis retirement village are not under consideration at present, Clare County Council have confirmed.
Road repairs approved for Crovraghan
Road repairs will be carried out on the access road to the housing estate at Crovraghan in Kildysart.
No evidence of rats at Ennis parklet as Gardaí say pedestrianisation has not led to increase in anti-social behaviour
*Photograph: Visit Ennis No evidence of vermin nesting within a parklet on O’Connell St in Ennis has been observed while An Garda Síochána have said pedestrian measures in the town centre have not led to an increase in anti-social behaviour.
RNLI issue Mayday for funds as figures show 11 persons rescued by Kilrush crew in 2020
Rescue figures revealed that 11 people were brought to safety by the Kilrush RNLI last year.
Further decline in Clare’s incidence rate of COVID-19 with less than five new cases
*Photograph: John Mangan Clare’s spread of COVID-19 has reduced further as less than five new cases of the virus have been diagnosed.
Access to home help a challenge for older people in rural areas
Persons living in rural areas are facing increasing challenges to access home help, a Clare councillor has highlighted.
Activity at West County vaccination centre will impact planned works at Abbeycourt
Level of activity at Clare’s COVID-19 vaccination centre will determine at what stage traffic calming works for Abbeycourt and Abbeyville will conclude.
Clare students assist in release of Limerick multi-media news project
*Limerick Voice Editor Christine Costelloe and UL journalism lecturer Kathryn Hayes. Photograph: Alan Place Two Clare journalism students formed part of the team behind a multi-media news project in Limerick.
