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The Department of Health has been notified of 67 additional cases of Covid-19 and no new deaths.
There have now been a total of 26,995 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Ireland and 1,774 Covid-related deaths.
Eight people were rescued from a boat on Lough Derg last night which ran into difficulty.
The 45-foot cruiser ran aground near Ryan's Point on the lake at around 9.30pm, last night.
RNLI crew responded and found the boat by 10pm.
Sole traders left out of work by Covid-19 can now apply for up to €1,000 grant from social welfare offices, to help with business costs.
State documents revealed the Irish Health Service was aware of outbreaks of Covid-19 in meat plants, as far back as 11th March 2020, according to journalist, Hannah Quinn Mulligan.
One of the women, rescued off the coast of Galway yesterday, has spoken of her disbelief, realising she & her cousin, would be saved.
Ellen Glynn, and Sara Feeney, were found by fishermen after spending 15 hours in the water overnight.
There has been confirmation the train that derailed in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on Wednesday, did so, due to it striking a landslip that covered the track.
The Rail Accident Investigation Branch says the carriages then continued straight on until they hit a bridge barrier.
Over €6 million in additional supports is being made available for counties Kildare, Laois & Offaly.
Businesses in the three counties will be able to claim up to €5,000 extra, as part of the Restart Plus Scheme, at a cost of between €3 and €4 million.
ESB Networks are currently working on repairs to a fault in Dunlavin.
It was first reported at approximately 1.30pm.
Power is estimated to be restored at 5.15pm.
62 customers are believed to be affected by this outage
Greater supports and funding are needed to prevent further deaths among homeless people.
That's according to Sinn Féin's housing spokesperson, Eoin Ó Broin, after two homeless people died in Cork, in the past 48 hours.
The rate of Covid-19 infection in Kildare, Laois and Offaly is now up to 8 times higher than the rest of the country.
A member of the National Public Health Emergency Team has warned they face a "difficult" challenge in the three counties.
A meeting is taking place later this month to discuss how to control outbreaks of Covid-19 in creches.
Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman has agreed to meet the Federation of Early Childhood Providers.
Spain has ordered nightclubs to shut, and has banned smoking in enclosed outdoor areas, following a spike in Covid-19 cases.
Bars and restaurants will also have to close by 1am, and officials have advised against meetings of more than 10 people.
Gardaí in Naas detected a vehicle travelling at 132km/h on the N7, today.
The vehicle was travelling in an 100kph zone.
Using the mobility app, Gardaí discovered the driver was disqualified.
The driver was arrested & the vehicle has been seized.
One Covid-19 related death has been confirmed in the in the past 24 hours in Northern Ireland.
74 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported.
That brings the total number to 6,299.
A total of 558 people have died as a result of the virus in the north of Ireland.
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