Clare FM
4th March 2021
The HSE MidWest’s Director of Public Health is warning that there are several months left in the fight against COVID-19.
On the one-year anniversary of the first cases in Clare, Dr Mai Mannix is issuing a fresh appeal to people not to let their guard down, but says there are signs of optimisim in that the vaccine is having an impact in reducing the number of cases in this region.
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It’s one year today since the first four cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Clare.
Since then, more than 4,600 cases of the virus have been confirmed in this county and at least 98 people here are known to have died after contracting the disease.
Ennis volunteer Margaret presented with national award
December 10, 2020
ENNIS local Margaret Hurley has been presented with a national award for her volunteering work. Margaret was named a winner in the Health and Wellbeing category in the national Volunteer Ireland Awards for her commitment to the Irish Wheelchair Association.
Margaret Hurley has been volunteering with the Irish Wheelchair Association in Ennis for over 15 years. Known to her friends as ‘Mags’, she has been the backbone of the Ennis branch, and has been the driver, literally and metaphorically, of hundreds of activities over the years. She is currently the Branch Treasurer, but also acts as a driver of IWA’s wheelchair accessible minibus when required.