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Longford Fine Gael councillor Peggy Nolan says the latest HIQA report which is critical of some aspects of care at St Joesph's Hospital only serves to highlight the need for work to begin on a new 43 bedroom and bathroom upgrade at the site.

Controversy has arisen again over the distribution of left over vaccines following the revelation that the Beacon Hospital gave left over doses to 20 teachers and staff at a private school in Wicklow

Roscommon Councillor John Keogh published a warning on his Facebook page last night after being told of an attempted armed robbery near Kiltoom graveyard

247 people across the region have passed away due to Covid-19, with a total of 4,631 COVID-19 related deaths occurring across Ireland.

As Daffodil Day fundraising takes place today to support the night nurse service provided by the Irish Cancer Society, it's emerged that there's a significant increase in demand since the Covid pandemic began

Residents of the facility who spoke with inspectors, praised the staff and commended their commitment in ensuring that they had everything they needed

When stopped, the driver of the car produced a fake driving license to members of the Longford Roads Policing Unit and subsequently tested positive for cocaine use

Passengers arriving into Ireland without a negative PCR result will also be required to quarantine

Leitrim continues to be the best performing county when it comes to suppressing the virus

Michael Fitzmaurice says the Commissioner should be much more heavily involved in the issues that are facing ordinary people

NPHET has announced just over 600 new Covid cases reported in the last 24 hours with the Shannonside counties accounting for up to 22

The Shannon Flood Risk State Agency Co-ordination Working Group was established in 2016 to enhance ongoing co-operation across all of the State Agencies involved with the River Shannon

The vehicle of a man in his 30s was searched following positive readings of cocaine and cannabis from a roadside drugs test.

The Westmeath based LARCC Cancer Support Service has moved many services online since the Covid pandemic began but say they realise that people need support more than ever