The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has announced the postponement of the 2020 Leaving Certificate.

Inland Fisheries Ireland has updated its advice regarding angling to reflect the latest Government and NPHET advice.

Shannon-based Zimmer Biomet Ireland has donated much needed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), to the Rehabilitation Unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ennis.

An appeal has issued to anyone encountering basking sharks off the west coast to maintain social distancing and to respect their space.

Of the many fundraisers organised in aid of the Mid-West’s healthcare frontline during the Covid-19 pandemic, perhaps the most remarkable is the ‘Garden Hurling Marathon’ run by Mayo hurler and University of Limerick medical student Cathal Freeman, who raised a whopping €62,616 for University Hospital Limerick and the Mid-West Cancer Society.

UL Hospitals Group has introduced a skin temperature monitoring system at University Hospital Limerick in an intensification of efforts to minimise the risk of Covid-19 infection among patients and staff at the region's main acute hospital.

The Government has published a Roadmap for Reopening Society & Business to ease the Covid 19 restrictions and reopen Ireland’s economy and society in a phased manner. 

Ahead of the May bank holiday weekend, Clare County Council and An Garda Síochána are asking people not to travel to parks, beaches or other amenities outside of the 2km limit.