Ireland's first dedicated 'long covid' clinic is being forced to close, due to a shortage of funding.

For the last two years, the clinic at the Mater Hospital in Dublin has catered to patients who continue to feel the after-effects of covid-19.

However, after failing to secure funding from the HSE, the service - led by Dr. Jack Lambert -  is set to close by the end of the year.

Co-Leader of the Social Democrats, Róisín Shortall is urging the government to step in...