Roughly two million rapid antigen tests are ready to be rolled out to close contacts, after Government announced the new measure yesterday.
It comes as 2,399 cases were reported yesterday, the highest daily total since late January during a strict lockdown.
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The manager of the Washington Street bar, Reardens says the government's guidelines on the nightclub industry are a "grey area".
It follows the Government announced yesterday that restrictions on the nightclub sector will be lifted.
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A Cork campaigner with Better Maternity Care says she will be watching to see if Cork University Maternity Hospital lift the restrictions around emergency presentations for pregnant women
Linda Kelly's comments come after CUMH yesterday lifted visitor rules to allow partners attend early pregnancy scans, the 12 week scan, the anatomy scan and when the patient is in labour.
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The business that owns and manages Cork and Dublin airports lost 284 million euro in 2020.
That's among the details its incoming chairperson will tell an Oireachtas committee later.
