Galway City Council closes off Middle Arch due to concerns over gatherings
The Council has said that the area will remain closed for several weeks. By Tadgh McNally Saturday 29 May 2021, 4:45 PM 1 hour ago 7,667 Views 5 Comments
Middle Arch, Galway
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GALWAY CITY COUNCIL has closed off access to “Middle Arch” in the city centre, following requests from the Gardaí due to large crowds gathering there in recent days.
The closure comes as Portobello Plaza in Dublin will continue to be closed for at least two more weekends until 11 June.
The area of “Middle Arch” is located between Wolfe Tone Bridge and Claddagh Quay, and the area has been closed since early this morning.
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Latest Figures:
17 of these deaths occurred in February, and 12 occurred in January.
The median age of those who died was 77 years and the age range was 29 - 95 years.
There has been a total of 4,300 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.
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Of the cases notified today:
394 are men / 379 are women
67% are under 45 years of age
The median age is 34 years old
278 in Dublin, 69 in Galway, 57 in Meath, 52 in Kildare, 48 in Donegal and the remaining 272 cases are spread across all other counties.