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Sonas has claimed it took over two weeks for testing to occur after the first resident with symptoms was identified. The nursing home group claims chief inspector of social services Mary Dunnion failed to take this delay into account in making her findings. It also claims the failure of a HSE Outbreak Control Team to offer staffing support, when so many workers were out with the virus, was not taken into account in the report. The group, which operates 11 nursing homes and four retirement villages around the country, fears the publication of the report would cause “grave reputational damage...

Loughan House prisoners test positive for Covid Reporter: '); Five prisoners at Loughan House Open Prison in Blacklion, Cavan have tested positive for Covid-19. The Irish Prison Service says four of the five were on temporary release and were tested and quarantined on their return. There are no reported positive cases among staff at this time. Testing of all staff and the 93 prisoners at the Blacklion prison is now underway and an Outbreak Control Team has been established to prevent the further spread of the virus within the facility. Everyone at the low security prison will be retested on ...

Eight staff at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin have tested positive for Covid-19. The Irish Prison Service confirmed a number of infections amongst staff saying that it is "working closely with Public Health, HSE and contact tracing is ongoing". The IPS said there are no positive cases among inmates in the prison. However, all prisoners and staff will now be tested as precaution. The Prison Service said an Outbreak Control Team has been established at Wheatfield "to mitigate against further possible spread of the disease within the prison". Wheatfield Prison is located on Cloverhill Road in Clond...

Iriseoir Fise An outbreak of Covid-19 has occurred at a Co Kerry nursing home, with a significant number of staff at Oceanview Nursing Home understood to have tested positive for the virus. Residents at the 35-bed facility in Camp are currently being tested.   A spokesperson for Aperee Limited, the company which operates the nursing home, said the situation is being actively managed:  "As part of our fortnightly staff serial testing, we have been advised that a number of staff have tested positive for Covid-19. We are in ongoing contact with the HSE and Department of Public Health and ha...

Updated / Wednesday, 30 Dec 2020 18:45 A number of staff at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin have tested positive for Covid-19. The Irish Prison Service confirmed the development saying that it is "working closely with Public Health, HSE and contact tracing is ongoing". The IPS said there are no positive cases among inmates in the prison. However, all prisoners and staff will now be tested as precaution. The Prison Service said an Outbreak Control Team has been established at Wheatfield "to mitigate against further possible spread of the disease within the prison". More stories on