‘Workers at the bottom rung’ most impacted by ‘unfair tax’
Dramatic drops in the level of income among the Clare public has led to three local elected representatives seeking a waiver of the tax bill for workers on the pandemic payment.
Covid-19
Drop recorded in amount of new cases and spread of COVID-19 in Clare
Daily figures of COVID-19 in Clare have dropped 24 hours on from recording the second highest tally for this month.
Pandemic an ‘awful dilemma’ for Ardnacrusha mother and heart failure patient
*Pauline O’Shea at home in Ardnacrusha. Photograph: John Mangan Heart failure patients have stopped hugging their children following the reopening of schools with their fear of new COVID-19 variants escalating in recent weeks.
Conway backs call to suspend vaccine operations at the Beacon Hospital
*Senator Martin Conway. Photograph: John Mangan A Clare Senator has backed the decision to suspend vaccine operations at a private hospital in Dublin.
Further drop in COVID-19 ICU numbers as Clare has less than five new cases
*Photograph: Sean Curtin / True Media Clare has recorded less than five new cases of COVID-19, the tally is included among the 624 additional diagnoses across the country as numbers in ICU continue to decline.
‘I was the obvious choice’ – Corofin’s Leahy becomes Chair of the Irish Freedom Party
A founding member of the Irish Freedom Party, Michael Leahy has said he was the “obvious choice” to replace Dolores Cahill as the party’s Chairperson.
Critical care numbers decrease again with 5 new COVID-19 cases in Clare
*Photograph: Sean Curtin / True Media Critical care numbers of COVID-19 patients across the country continue to fall while five new cases of the virus are known in Clare.
Less than five new COVID-19 cases in Clare
*Photograph: John Mangan Less than five new cases of COVID-19 are known in Co Clare, they are among 606 nationally.
Bishop Monahan hopeful but not confident leeway will be given to Catholic Church for Holy Week
A request for easing of restrictions to have a “meaningful” Holy Week has been made by the Catholic Church to the Irish Government.
