Parents may also request antigen tests to be posted to them if their child is in the relevant ‘pod’ in that class where a positive PCR result is confirmed.

The company said it is taking every possible precaution, and has introduced voluntary antigen testing for employees on site.

TDs and senators twigged yesterday that approving free tests for themselves would go down as well as a clown at a funeral 

'Unfortunately and it's hard to say this, but the situation is difficult and we're going to have to get through a difficult winter'

Ireland is being asked to #LayerUp just as everything reopens — and we're torn between boosters and vaccine equity. With all these Covid contradictions, it's no wonder we're confused

Full details about the planned testing programme for primary schools will be revealed in the coming days

Developed during the third wave of the pandemic, a free rapid testing project across Irish universities is now trying to develop an early warning system for the presence of SarsCoV2 on college campuses.

The system was streamlined with a maximum waiting time of five to six minutes before testing with the results then texted to the person’s phone

Martin insists there's no dispute between politicians and medics, and says antigen testing is a further tool in the fight against Covid

Couple share a meal together for the first time in months thanks to relaxed care home visit rules and antigen testing