University College Cork has made a premises available to the HSE to facilitate treatment for vulnerable cancer patients during the COVID-19 crisis. Ordinarily the School of Nursing and Midwifery, UCC uses its simulation centre to facilitate and support student learning. However over the last few weeks UCC and the HSE […]
Coronavirus
Education and Training Boards across Ireland are implementing important measures to meet the challenges arising from Covid-19 and to ensure continuity of education and training for approximately 450,000 students and learners across the state. The ETB sector acknowledges the challenges associated with this pandemic, and the impact felt by students, […]
HIQA has today opened an Infection Prevention and Control Hub to provide advice and support to social care services as they tackle COVID-19. The Hub is available to providers and staff of nursing homes, residential centres for people with a disability, special care units and Tusla children’s residential settings. The […]
Minister for Health Simon Harris TD has announced an initiative for patients who avail of a Ministerial licence for medicinal cannabis products to have the products delivered. Speaking today, Minister Harris said: “I am aware that the limited number of patients who avail of a Ministerial licence for medicinal cannabis […]
With restrictions on gatherings likely to remain for the foreseeable future due to Covid-19, West Cork Music has cancelled this year’s 25th West Cork Chamber Music Festival, which was due to take place from June 26 – July 5. West Cork Music said that the safety of artists, audiences and […]
The Leoni family moved from Clonakilty, West Cork to Gran Canaria last September. Mattia, Elena and their two sons Michele (12) and Sam (10) are now living under Europe’s hardest lockdown in a 600sqft apartment. You’ve been following the news and the stats, so there’s no need to tell you […]