Eight million pieces of PPE arrive in the country when the number of Covid-19 cases reaches 21,506

[ad_1] Eight million personal protective equipment arrived in Ireland in the past week, the HSE confirmed. 62% of the team was sent to long-term residential care and home care. 2 Medical personnel put on their personal protective equipment.Credit: Justin Kernoghan / PA Wire 2 HSE COO Anne O’Connor spoke at the briefingCredit: PA: Press Association … Read more

Crazy queues outside Aldi and Lidl across Ireland as garden specials arrive

[ad_1] Shoppers around the country were stuck in “crazy” queues outside Aldi and Lidl Ireland shops as their specials went on sale. Both supermarkets bring out some of their special buys on Thursdays and people were happy to queue in the rain to get their hands on goods this week. In Lidl it was summer … Read more

Tributes arrive for St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, healthcare workers who died of coronavirus

[ad_1] Two health workers who died after testing positive for coronavirus have been remembered as “heroes.” Jim Kenny, 49, of Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny died at his home Tuesday after working on the front line as a care assistant. His colleague Catherine Hickey, 51, from the city of Kilkenny, died less than 24 hours later at … Read more