Dr. Illona Duffy says 60% of patients at her clinic say they've had Covid in the past few weeks.

Monaghan is one of several regions where General Medical Services panel jobs have remained vacant for a year or more.

A local GP says the record figures could be a result of a lack of care during the pandemic.

Monaghan has the highest seven and fourteen day incidence rates in the country.

Dr Illona Duffy says there's growing confidence that virus cases could soon peak and fall.

The Monaghan GP says there's evidence this can provide additional protection against Covid-19.

The vaccination of over-85s is continuing but GPs have faced delays in receiving vaccine doses. The latest figures show 81,012 vaccines had been

Rural GPs expect the decision not to give the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine to over 70s to be reversed shortly. It's after the World