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No further virus cases discovered at Leitrim Secondary School

Junior and Leaving Cert Students at a local secondary school remain in online learning classes until a second negative covid test is provided.

Apr 28, 2021 09:09

HSE hope to "nip" local Covid cases with Castlerea drive-thru test centre

The Castlerea is one of a number of pop up testing centres which have sprung up across the country in the last few months

Apr 27, 2021 13:54

LISTEN: HSE expert urges local people to take responsibility for containing virus spread

Dr Breslin doesn't believe that events like mass cause covid - it's the mixing afterward that is the issue

Apr 26, 2021 15:22

Number of positive tests from Drumshanbo pop-up centre revealed

The HSE hopes the outbreak has been largely contained after a number of concerning days for locals in the region

Apr 26, 2021 12:47

Roscommon TD believes locals must use opportunity of Castlerea test centre

The centre in Castlerea will be open for a week

Apr 23, 2021 17:39

New temporary Covid test centre to open in Castlerea next week

The centre is to open for a full week at the fire station building in the town

Apr 23, 2021 13:16

Drumshanbo Covid test centre to open this lunchtime

The centre will be operational for three days with hundreds of people expected to be tested over the weekend

Apr 23, 2021 12:54

LISTEN: Pop-up Covid clinic is to open in Drumshanbo this week

The area has seen an outbreak linked to a number of d different events

Apr 21, 2021 17:08

Walk-in Covid test centre to open in Mullingar this week

It is the latest pop-up Covid test centre to open in the Shannonsid region

Apr 13, 2021 08:12

Rapid Covid testing could be rolled out in schools by September

There are new plans being unveiled by the HSE to try improved 'track and trace' as well as stop the spread of the virus

Mar 31, 2021 13:08

Lecarrrow community 'reassured' after drive-thru testing experiment

Roscommon Councillor Laurence Fallon says people in the Lecarrow area are quite happy to have taken part in the first Covid-19 community testing trial.

Nov 9, 2020 17:14

Serial testing is underway at meat processing plants in Kildare, Laois and Offaly

Serial testing is underway at meat processing plans in Kildare, Laois and Offaly. It comes as 38 cases of Covid-19 have been linked to

Aug 26, 2020 12:57

HSE admits testing and tracing systems under strain due to increase in cases

Covid-19 testing and tracing systems have come under immediate strain due to the increased numbers of cases. That's according to the head of

Aug 20, 2020 13:22

Longford GP and IMO President hoping issues with delays to test results will be resolved

The President of the IMO is hopeful any issues with delays to testing, or people getting results, will be resolved soon. Longford GP Padraig McGarry

Aug 19, 2020 12:57

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