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.
Gardaí have warned that there will be a large number of checkpoints across the county of Clare and throughout Ireland in the run-up to and over the bank holiday weekend.
Frontline HSE workers in the mid-west now have access to a ‘express lane’ at a Garda Covid-19 checkpoint to ensure they can get to or home from work without delay.
University of Limerick students involved in contact tracing in the fight against COVID-19 have said that “the lists are long” but they are hoping to “make a difference”.
A special and unique performance, recorded on participant's phones and broadcast into its homes of a tiny community in East Clare, was well received locally and by a wider audience.
Gardaí carrying out a patrol as part of Operation Fanacht in Co Clare discovered cash and drugs after they stopped a man.
The 26-year-old, understood...
Shannon Airport continues to play a vital role in the fight against Covid-19 in Ireland as a second Qatar Airways cargo plane carrying vital medical equipment from China arrived today.
