Local lockdown extended by two weeks in Kildare, eased in Laois and Offaly

Dr Ronan Glynn, Acting Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

They were put in place after a spike in cases in the Midlands, with new cases mostly coming out of meat packaging factories and direct provision centres.

Acting CMO Dr Ronan Glynn said there could be "no unnecessary risks" taken in Kildare.