Leo Varadkar reinforced the point that there should be no indoor gathering over 100 people to try and halt the outbreak of Covid-19 - and that this includes pubs and clubs.

JD Wetherspoon is reported to be in advanced talks to buy a development site on Dublin's Camden Street, and if the deal goes through the company is expected to build a hotel there.

A High Court petition to have an examiner appointed to one of the country's largest concrete suppliers, Whelan's Group, is due to be heard today.