People asked to limit contacts to ‘small circle’ and prioritise activities around ‘close group’

Hospitality’s uniform 11.30pm closing results in festive crowds trying to get home at same time

Restaurants already heavily booked ahead of their reopening

Resumption of normal life will ‘still take some time’, Liz Canavan says

Government stresses ‘every contact counts’ as it outlines options available at Level 3

Politicians and health experts weigh numbers and tailor policy ahead of reopening

Almost a year since Covid-19 emerged, there is a chink of light at the end of the tunnel

There is a sense that the administration’s credibility has been damaged. ‘Failure of nerve’ is a phrase used by several people

Public urged to contact out-of-hours doctors if they develop symptoms at weekends

Figures confirm sharp rises in cases in some green- list countries such as Malta since July 21st

Increasing proportion of these contacts are not coming forward for testing, briefing is told

Figures show decline in number of self-isolation check-up calls answered by passengers

Minister says stimulus plan must have immediate effect

Daily briefing reveals 32,800 less unemployment payments issued than last week

Varadkar calls for public to use face masks in places where social distancing is difficult

Face coverings to remain optional indoors as death toll in State rises to 1,703

Protest in Dublin attended by thousands posed ‘a risk to life’, Tony Holohan says

‘We’re asking you to keep the public health advice in mind, whatever your plans’

People were urged last week not to have picnics. This week’s advice is: ‘use your head’

Public warned they should only be travelling for essential hardware