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Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Sligo University Hospital, Dr Fergal Hickey, outlines latest preparations at the hospital for dealing with the Covid 19 crisis, and has stressed the need for people with other serious medical needs not to avoid accessing services. He says he and all frontline health workers were humbled by last night's show of public support

Leitrim councillor, Des Guckian, has claimed that the cancellation of all council meetings due to the coronavirus crisis is a breach of his democratic rights. He believes council meetings should and could continue if the necessary measures are put in place

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This week:

Claire speaks to PJ Rigney of the Shed Distillery in Drumshanbo who is making hand sanitiser for those in need.

Luke Barber a bespoke high end fashion designer tells us how he is starting to make masks.

Nutritionist Aoife Clancy give us some tips on our eating habits as many of us find ourselves at home.

A local woman is now waiting a week to avail of a home test for coronavirus. She was advised that a home test would be made available to her after indicating she was too ill to attend hospital for testing

Sligo County Council has decided to freeze a planned increase in rent for council tenants and defer commercial rates payments until the end of May. These are among the wide-ranging measures being taken, according to CEO, Ciaran Hayes, who also outlines how council services are being affected by the coronavirus pandemic

Elizabeth Valentine is a Sligo based Author, Artist and Poet. Her book 'The Cavan Cat and the Meadow Cat' is out now. Her new book 'My Little Friend' will be out later on this year. Elizabeth chatted to Francie about her books as well as reading a short story called 'The Little Caterpillar'.

For more on Elizabeth see: https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.valentine.92123

Sinn Fein leader, Mary Lou McDonald, has told the North West Today show that the Government has not gone far enough in its shutting down of non-essential businesses. Deputy McDonald says she has a concern about 'unsafe workplaces' that cannot implement social distancing measures, which puts workers at risk

Rachel Norman from Strandhill Road in Sligo and her partner are among those Irish residents currently left stranded in Australia and unable to get a flight home due to the coronavirus restrictions in place. She says they have no jobs nor accommodation and are desperate to get home, but the air fares being quoted are exorbitant