Covid-19: Schools set to stay closed until January 31 

Micheál Martin said that the Cabinet sub-committee which meets today will look at special needs schools in particular because of fears that students would regress in another school closure.

Schools look set to stay closed until January 31, after the Fianna Fáil social media team and TD Niamh Smyth appeared to confirm the move on social media.

Both accounts have since deleted the tweets which claimed a decision had been made to keep schools closed until the end of the month.