'A St Patrick's Day like no other': Taoiseach addresses nation and says over 15,000 will get Covid-19

"Not all superheroes wear capes - some wear scrubs and gowns."

By Noel Baker and Joel Slattery

In a rare and historic address this evening, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said of the current phase of the Covid-19 pandemic: "This is the calm before the storm, before the surge and when it comes - and it will come - never will so many ask so much from so few.