Dr Holohan: Decision to loosen restrictions will be made 'down to the wire'

Patience is “clearly wearing thin” and people are becoming increasingly “frustrated” with the social restrictions in place to combat Covid-19, but Ireland remains in a battle to lower the community transmission of the virus according to the chief medical officer.

“We are not there yet,” Dr Tony Holohan told the latest briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) in Dublin.