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.

Leaving certificate students are hoping to make the public and the government aware of the detrimental effects that the postponement of state exams could have on the nation.

Staff at University Maternity Hospital Limerick are using telephone and cloud computing technology to adapt mental health services for pregnant women and new mums in the Mid-West who may be struggling with stress and anxiety as a result of social distancing restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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.

A body has been recovered from the sea in Co Clare this evening.

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.