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Longford secondary school closes due to confirmed Covid-19 case

A Longford secondary school, Meán Scoil Mhuire, has announced its closure due to a confirmed case of Covid-19.

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18 people at Laois nursing home test positive for virus

Patients and residents have been isolated in a nursing home in Co Laois after 18 people there tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Meath farmer's shock at finding rave on his land

A Co Meath farmer has spoken of his shock to discover a rave attended by more than 100 people had taken place on his land over the weekend.

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Pandemic performance live at National Opera House

The National Opera House in Wexford has hosted a music event in front of a live audience.

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Covid-19 outbreak confirmed on ward at Naas General Hospital

Naas General Hospital has confirmed an outbreak of Covid-19 on one ward, which was notified yesterday.

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New restrictions in place in Kildare, Laois and Offaly

Restrictions for counties Laois, Offaly and Kildare have been in place since midnight as part of the Government's response to a spike in cases of Covid-19.

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Three Covid test centres in Midlands to close

Covid testing centres in Portlaoise, Longford and Athlone are to close as the Health Service Executive consolidates its number of testing centres based on current demand.

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Midlands churches remain closed despite lifting of restrictions under Phase 3

The administrators of three of the largest churches in the midlands have kept their doors closed to Sunday mass goers this weekend, despite churches being reopened after closing due to the pandemic.

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Meath students can borrow laptops under new initiative

Teenagers in Co Meath can now borrow laptops from their library to help them study at home.

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Louth woman's recovery from Covid-19 a 'medical miracle'

A 58-year-old woman who spent over four weeks on a ventilator in a medically induced coma after contracting Covid-19 has thanked the nurses and staff for all their care.

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Filipino community rallies around children orphaned by Covid-19

The Filipino community in Co Kildare have set up a fundraising drive to help four local children who have been left orphaned after their father passed away last week from Covid-19.

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Singing postmen deliver 'Ireland's Call'

A group of An Post delivery staff based in Drogheda, Co Louth, have swapped their satchels for microphones.

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Local businessmen supply 3,000 PPE gowns to Offaly hospital

A group of innovative Offaly, based businessmen have come to the rescue of the regional hospital in the county, where personal protection equipment levels were at a critically low level.

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No evidence of non-compliance at Wexford caravan parks

Wexford County Council has said its using drone technology to look for any increase in visitors to the county as the Bank Holiday weekend approaches.

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Hairdressers reaching out to cocooning clients

With the doors closed on hairdressers, barbers and beauty salons across the country, the hair and beauty industry says it has not forgotten about its clients.

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Offaly community welcomes home local woman (83) after recovery from Covid-19

Dozens of families, cocooned in their homes in Co Offaly because of the Covid-19 emergency have come out on the streets of the town of Rhode this afternoon to welcome home an 83-year-old local woman who broke her hip and was diagnosed with Covid-19 but has made a full recovery and is returning to her own family today.

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Couple celebrates 65 years of marriage with family garden party

A Dublin couple has been celebrating 65 years of wedded bliss with a garden party in their home in Monkstown.

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Mullingar Hospital imposes ban on attending births due to virus

Hospital authorities in the midlands have moved to ban partners of women from attending the birth of their children in hospitals.

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Virus forces Louth mother to watch son's wedding online

A Co Louth man, who got married in the UK, had to broadcast his own wedding because his family could not make it due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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