Dig starts to find remains of Red Hugh O’Donnell


AN Archaeological dig  has started in Spain in the hope of finding the 400 year-old burial place of Irish Chieftain Red Hugh O’Donnell. In the City of Valladolid in the north west of the country the archaeologists first have to find the old Convent of San Francisco and within that what was known as the […]


Sixth consecutive day of under 100 new confirmed cases


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 12 people with Covid-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,583 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Thursday 21 May the HPSC has been notified of 76 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 24,391 […]


Latest: 87% of confirmed Covid-19 cases have recovered


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 11 people with Covid-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,571* Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Wednesday 20th May the HPSC has been notified of 64 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 24,315 […]


Churchill brothers go global and now have a ‘rally car’


TWO young Churchill brothers have kept themselves busy during lockdown by building a rally car to sit in when they play the Xbox. Eight-year-old Leon Doherty and younger brother Shay (5) built their car out of cardboard boxes and have spent the past week covering it with hundreds of advertising business cards which have been […]


Ireland reports 51 new Covid-19 cases today


  The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 16 people with COVID-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,561* COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland. Advertisement As of 11am Tuesday 19 May the HPSC has been notified of 51 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There is now a total […]


Latest: Four deaths and 88 new Covid cases in Ireland


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 4 people with Covid-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,547 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Monday 18 May the HPSC has been notified of 88 confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of 24,200 […]


Latest: Ten deaths, 64 new Covid-19 cases in Ireland


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 10 people with Covid-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,543 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Sunday 17 May, the HPSC has been notified of 64 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of […]


Cases fall below 100 for first time since mid-March


The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been informed that a total of 15 people with Covid-19 have died. There have now been a total 1,533 Covid-19 related deaths in Ireland. As of 11am Saturday 16 May, the HPSC has been notified of 92 new confirmed cases of Covid-19. There is now a total of […]