Longford GP Paul Trueick has warned that population growth means there are simply not enough doctors to go around.

Dr. Paul Armstrong is a native of Carrick-on-Shannon

It's understood 10 percent of GPs nationally have opted in to providing terminations.

Most recently, the centre has been based on The Golf Links road.

According to the local GP, businesses should be given the freedom to keep certain health restrictions.

The fast spread of the Omicron variant is leading to renewed efforts to speed up the booster vaccine rollout

The fact that many people didn't show up for booster vaccines at some centres last week was initially met with surprise, given the fact that most people want to get the jab as soon as possible

People are being encouraged to find out all the information about vaccines and to have a conversation with their child about the issue