The HSE says it is "encouraged" by the number of nursing home staff getting vaccinated, according to a senior official.
However up to 15 per cent of staff in some nursing homes may have refused a Covid-19 vaccine. Yesterday, HSE CEO Paul Reid said staff in the facilities refusing the vaccine is "inexcusable".
But Dr Lucy Jessop, the director of the HSE’s National Immunisation Office, says staff may have turned down the vaccine for a variety of reasons.
Rain Warning In Place For Wicklow.
Status Yellow rain warnings has been issued for Wicklow, with spells of heavy rain forecast.
Invite Issued To Minister For Heritage To Visit Glen Of The Downs.
Social Democrat TD for Wicklow, Jennifer Whitmore, has formally invited the Minister of State for Biodiversity and Heritage, Minister Christopher O’Sullivan, to visit the Glen of the Downs Nature Reserve
Wicklow Students Shine in Children’s Art Competition
Nine young artists from Wicklow have been recognised among Ireland’s most talented in the 71st Texaco Children’s Art Competition, one of the country’s longest-running and most celebrated art contests.
Three People In Court Over William Moorehouse Death In Bray.
Three people have been charged in connection with the death of a man in Co. Wicklow earlier this year.
Army Device Found In Wicklow Discovered In Carlow Home.
A potentially explosive device, used in military operations, has been recovered in Carlow.
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