Expert: New Covid-19 variant may have spread here via North

A cluster of cases of the new variant has been found in Dublin, Kildare, and Wicklow, with smaller clusters in Sligo and Leitrim and then Clare and Tipperary. 

A new variant of Covid-19 spreading across Europe could have entered Ireland via the North, an expert has said.

Named 20A.EU1, the new variant is prevalent in a number of countries, predominantly here, Spain, and the UK.