The call was made at a meeting of Ballinamore Municipal District.

Longford is one of eight counties where low rates of vaccine have been recorded.

The drugs were discovered in the west Roscommon area.

Young people cannot take part in some activities without a vaccine cert.

Of the more than €13.2 million demanded by councils across Ireland, just over €1.1 million was collected.

Remote working has become popular since the beginning of the Pandemic.

3,726 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed this evening - the highest figure since January 14th.