Government decision on indoor dining due Wednesday amid rising case numbers

Pictured at the opening of the Haulbowline Island Recreational Amenity are, from left: Cllr. Gillian Coughlan; Minister Michael McGrath; An Taoiseach Micheál Martin; Cormac Ó Suilleabháin, Senior Engineer, Cork County Council and Tim Lucey, Chief Executive, Cork County Council. Picture: Brian Lougheed

The Government will decide on Wednesday if indoor hospitality can reopen as planned, according to the Taoiseach.

He was speaking as Ireland's five-day average Covid-19 infection rate reached its highest since mid-February, with a further 1,377 cases of Covid-19 confirmed by officials at the Department of Health on Saturday.