55% of Irish adults have had at least one Covid jab, Taoiseach says

Crowds sitting outside the Cornstore in Cork enjoying some food and drink.

Close to fifty-five percent of Irish adults have received a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, and 26 percent are fully vaccinated against the virus. 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced the figures in a vaccination programme update posted on Twitter earlier this evening.