Wicklow Lions earn plenty of praise for PEE campaign Woman hit by vehicle is in intesive care Road is set to close
WICKLOW and District Lions Club have received plenty of acclaim from various agencies for their support of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) equipment.
They have also have received a big thank you from Lions Headquarters .
Lions Clubs Ireland have come up with the much talked about Hero Face Shield. It is a full-face visor designed to be used by front line workers in the battle against the COVID19 virus. It is a vital piece of PPE in the armoury of kit helping to protect those who put themselves at risk to help others.
Current statistics show front line staff account for almost a quarter of the Covid-19 cases in Ireland.
The HSE has already noted that, as the visor has no moving parts, it is easier to sterilise and reuse than many existing solutions, which have to be discarded after use as decontamination is too time consuming.
The executive committee consisting of President Sean Olohan with Treasurer Michael Lynn and Maria Neilan, Secretary, are in touch with all agencies within the local community on a weekly basis.
The Face Shields have now been distributed throughout the country including Wicklow Covid Centre.
They have also been delivered to various centres during the past week including the community intervention team in Dublin and the Cancer Care Daffodil Nurses who cover most of the country.
They have also been delivered to nursing homes and GP surgeries around the country along with Public Health Nurses, the Red Cross and Gardai.
A WOMAN in her sixties remains in intensive care after being struck by a vehicle in Wicklow town on Thursday evening.
She had to be rushed to St Vincent’s Hospital following the incident on Abbey Street just past the A.I.B. Bank.
The accident occurred at around 7 p.m. when the woman appears to have stepped off the footpath to practice social distancing before she was hit by a passing vehicle.
The emergency services were quickly on the scene and the injured woman was provided with first response treatment by the Fire Services until an ambulance arrived. Wicklow Gardai also closed off the scene of the accident and put diversions in place as they investigated the accident.
The injured party sustained a number of injuries, including head injuries and broken ribs, and remains in intensive care.
PART of the R764 road joining the villages of Roundwood and Ashford will remain closed until July while upgrade works are carried out on the Vartry Reservoir.
The R-764 between its junctions with the L-5061 (Knockraheen) and L-1076 (Tomdarragh) will be closed from Wednesday, June 3 to Friday, July 17.
There are two alternative route options. At Roundwood you can continue north turning right onto R-765 then right onto L-5061 and then left onto the R-764 to Ashford and vice versa.
The second option for motorists would be to continue north at Roundwood onto the R-765 then right onto L-5061 and then left onto the R-764 to Ashford and vice versa.
Any person wishing to object to the proposed road closure must lodge their objection in writing to roadtrans@wicklowcoco.ie. The deadline for objections is 12 noon on May 20.