Taoiseach won't rule out a lockdown amid spiralling case numbers

Taoiseach Micheál Martin, in an address to the nation, said: 'I know that no one wants to go back to a world of widespread restrictions.' 

The Taoiseach has refused to rule out the country going into lockdown as the Government announced a raft of new restrictions.

Micheál Martin confirmed that the impact of those new restrictions will be monitored for the next four weeks to see their impact on the spiralling case numbers and hospital admissions.