Advice from NPHET allows nightclubs to reopen, Covid passes to be dropped for indoor dining and no crowd limits at events.

NPHET has recommended nearly all restrictions can be dropped - apart from Covid certs for travel and masks on public transport and in shops.

There's a sense of relief and celebration among many business owners and members of the public after the contents of a letter from NPHET to the government were revealed in the last number of hours

Local pubs and restaurants are hopeful that business will improve quickly when opening hours are brought back to normal.

The number of Covid patients in hospital has dropped by 14 per cent over the past nine days.

11,683 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Ireland today.

There's optimism that Ireland has now passed the latest surge of Covid infection

A survey of over 19,000 students show the majority want the option of a hybrid exam.