Leitrim schools will be closed tomorrow.

The Status Orange alert for Leitrim will be valid until 8am tomorrow morning.

The measure is an effort to tackle growing clusters in schools.

There was a 50 per cent increase in Covid outbreaks in schools last week - with 24 recorded.

Nationally 3,726 students and 605 staff members tested positive for Covid-19 in the union survey.

Winter storms, cold snaps and other weather events could have a major effect on school methods for ventilating classrooms.

The government has updated the rules for primary schools this afternoon.

There has been a significant increase in the number of outbreaks in schools.