Tighter home restrictions due to 'alarming' spike in Covid-19 cases

Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronan Glynn : Tom Honan/PA Wire

The entire country is set for stricter household visitor restrictions as it emerged that 57 Covid-19 cases were linked to just one Cork restaurant.

A number of counties with high case numbers, like Cork, look set to escape, for now, joining Dublin and Donegal in being under Level 3 restrictions.