The Taoiseach is due to address the nation this evening over the removal of covid restrictions.

Second doses of the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine are available for those who are at least 17 days past their first dose.

According to the experts, we won't see the peak of the wave until next month.

The live events industry is raising serious concerns about the lack of information being provided to their workers on when they can return to the industry.

251 people are in hospital with the virus, up seven in 24 hours, with 52 in intensive care.

In cases where unvaccinated healthcare workers introduced the virus into a hospital or residential care setting, patients and residents were infected.

Between vaccines delivered by GPs and those through the vaccine centre, the Minister praised the mobilisation of the people of Longford.

A trial event in Belfast last night is being hailed as a major success.