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Today: 2553 Covid-19 Cases On Island Of Ireland.

The Department of Health has confirmed 1,522 new cases of Covid-19 in the Irish Republic. There are currently 217 people being treated for the virus in our hospitals; up 9 on yesterday. Of these patients 34 remain in intensive care units; an increase of 3 on yesterday figures.

The HSE Chief Executive Mr Paul Reid has confirmed that almost 9,000 people received a vaccine dose at a walk-in centre over last weekend.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan said that over the past fortnight 20,000 cases of the virus have been reported, with 17% of these in people who are doubly vaccinated. This he stated is entirely in keeping with what we expect as an increasing proportion of our population get vaccinated. It should be noted that this does not mean current vaccines are not effective.

Meanwhile, in Northern Ireland, sadly 8 further coronavirus deaths have been notified and 1,031 new cases have been confirmed during the past 24 hours. There are 245 confirmed Covid patients in hospital, in Northern Ireland, with 41 in ICU’s; 34 of whom remain on ventilators.

The Director of Public Health at the HSE’s National Immunisation Office has said that the first vaccines for those aged between 12 to 15 are expected to be administered this weekend.

Here in the Republic, Cork University Hospital remains the most overcrowded, with 47 patients waiting on trolleys, due to the temporary closure of Bantry General Hospital. University Hospital Limerick serving North Tipperary has the second highest number, with 41 patients waiting for a bed, followed by University Hospital Galway (39), Sligo University Hospital (26) and Mayo University Hospital (26).

The current 217 Covid related infections is putting our health service under increasing pressure.

The total worldwide number of known virus cases identified up to 4.30pm this evening, now stands at well over 202,970,177 confirmed cases, with global deaths at well over 4,298,791 million and rising.

Please do continue to wear face coverings and to socially distance. The latter has proven to have significantly limited the spread of COVID-19 in the past.

EPA Statement On Publication Of IPCC Working Group.

IPCC Report echoes key findings of EPA publications on Ireland’s projected greenhouse gas emissions.
For Ireland to transform to a climate resilient, biodiversity rich and climate neutral economy by 2050, there needs to be a significant and immediate increase in the scale and pace of greenhouse gas emission reductions.
Irish authors and scientists contributed to the new report.

The EPA welcomes the publication of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report reaffirms and strengthens the findings in previous reports on the human impacts on climate change.
This latest IPCC report provides new and important insights on the current state of the global climate system, and the steps needed to halt human-induced climate change.
The EPA also welcomed the contributions by authors and scientists from Ireland to the report. The work of the IPCC relies on information and analysis provided by research and sustained systematic observations of the climate system.
Commenting on the report Mr Frank McGovern, (EPA Chief Climate Scientist), said:
“This is an important and timely report, which will be considered by policymakers at the COP26 meeting in November. However, the information it provides can inform decision making on climate change at all levels.
It is essential that we maintain and develop targeted climate change research in Ireland. This is needed to inform actions here and, in particular, the responses that we require. This includes enhanced management of greenhouse gas emissions and removals, as well as the adaptation responses needed to ensure that we can manage the impacts of climate change”.
Ms Laura Burke, (EPA Director General), said:
“For Ireland the report underlines the key messages from the recent EPA publication on Ireland’s greenhouse gas emission projections, which states that the next decade needs to be one of major developments and advances in relation to Ireland’s response to climate change and there needs to be a significant and immediate increase in the scale and pace of greenhouse gas emission reductions. In addition, the IPCC report makes it clear that we must chart a course to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions in the coming decades”.

The EPA leads in the development and coordination of national climate change research in Ireland. It works with other agencies and research bodies in development of key climate related observations including observations of greenhouse gases, aerosols, river flows and fresh water levels.
The EPA provided support for Prof. Peter Thorne, Maynooth University, who acted as a coordinating lead author on the chapter on observations in the Working Group I (WGI) report of the 6th Assessment Cycle.
The EPA has also supported the research at Mace Head cited in the report, and the work of Dr Jurgita Ovadnevaite, who was an author on the chapter on air pollution in the WG1 report.
The EPA has supported work on the 6th Climate Modelling Inter-comparison Project (CMIP-6) used throughout the IPCC report through the work of Dr. Paul Nolan in ICHEC.
The EPA hosts the Climate Ireland information portal which provides interactive access to climate information for Ireland.

For more information please visit www.ipcc.ch.

Today: 2,966 Covid-19 Cases On Island Of Ireland.

There have been 1,837 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed by the Department of Health in the Irish Republic today; an increase of 9 in the last 24 hours.

There are currently 208 people with Covid-19 receiving treatment in hospitals around the country; 10 more than reported yesterday. Of those hospitalised patients; 31 are being treated in intensive care units (ICU’s).

In Northern Ireland, 1,129 confirmed positive cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, together with, sadly, 1 further related death.

These figures bring to 2,966 the number of new Covid-19 cases confirmed on the island of Ireland in the past 24 hours.

**Incidence of Covid-19 Tipperary 223.1**

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn has confirmed that some 5,000 people attended ‘walk-in Covid vaccination centres’ yesterday. Dr. Glynn further stated that with the incidence of Covid-19 continuing to rise here in the Irish Republic, it is important that people understand the level of risk in their local area.

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan has stated that only 3% of cases of Covid-19 are now in people aged 65 and older, while highest in those aged between 16 and 34.

According to the HSE, 89% of the adult population within the Irish Republic are now partially vaccinated, with 77% of adults fully vaccinated.

Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Most Reverend Dermot Farrell, has said he is now renewing his advice to parish priests, requesting them to postpone holding Holy Communions and Confirmations for a further month. This new advice follows an announcement by the Government, at Friday’s meeting of the Cabinet Committee, in which it noted the deep concerns expressed by church leaders over the sacraments.

Death Of Robert Goodbody, Fethard, Co. Tipperary.

It is with the deepest regret and sadness that we learned of the death, on 4th August 2021, of Mr Robert Nicholas Goodbody, Lakefield, Fethard, Co. Tipperary.

The passing of Mr Goodbody is most deeply regretted by his sister Marion, his brother Timothy, nephews Ben and Darnon, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Goodbody, will repose for Requiem Mass in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Lisronagh, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary at 11:00am on Monday morning, August 9th, attended by family and close friends only. Interment will follow immediately afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.

[NB: Due to Public Health Guidelines, regarding C-19 virus restrictions; those attending (limited to 50 mourners) will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing and face covering.]

The extended Goodbody family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time and have made arrangements for those wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Today: 3,177 Covid-19 Cases On Our Emerald Isle.

There have been 1,828 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed by the Department of Health today, here in the Republic of Ireland.
Today also, there were 198 people in our hospitals, who have tested positive for the virus, with 33 of these patients being treated in ICU’s.
The Covid incidence rate is now at the highest level since last February, leaving significant uncertainty with regards to possible potential effects which may have been spawned by social activities during the recent August Bank Holiday weekend.

In Northern Ireland, 1,349 virus cases were reported in the last 24 hours, alas, sadly, there have also been a further 6 reported deaths.

Meanwhile, people who are yet to receive a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine are being encouraged to attend one of the 38 operating walk-in vaccination clinics across Ireland this weekend. Those attending will receive a first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

In total, there are 43 vaccination clinics in operation around the country this weekend, and as stated, 38 are operating walk-in vaccination clinics.

Remember, there is no need to register online before visiting one of the walk-in clinics, but people are required to supply a mobile phone number, Eircode, email address and photo ID, which contains their date of birth.
Please Note: Times and locations are subject to change, with the most up to-date information available on the HSE website [https://vaccine.hse.ie/.]

Senior Staff officers at University Hospital Limerick have today announced visiting restrictions, due to Covid-19 outbreaks.

The Limerick hospital, serving patients in north Tipperary area has becomes the latest hospital to do so, following visiting restrictions being introduced yesterday in Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel.

Last night Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan strongly encouraged anyone waiting for a vaccine jab to avail of the latest opportunity to get inoculated.

Well over 18,000 cases of the virus have been recorded in the Irish Republic in the last 14 days.

The Government intends to publish a road map, by the end of this month, for the easing of remaining Covid-19 restrictions, according to a statement published yesterday afternoon.