Patents are being urged to check if their scheduled appointments are going ahead before presenting next week

The centre will be open to anyone in Leitrim who may need a Covid-19 test.

Computer systems across the country have been affected by the hack.

It's feared the effects of the attack could cause major disruptions in Hospitals across the country into next week.

Delays are being experienced in almost all departments due to the major IT malfunction

If you are heading to a hospital it might be advisable to ring beforehand

It's not clear when the systems will be back up and running after the sudden malicious attack on the HSE