Lockdown will go 'well into February', Coveney tells Fine Gael parliamentary party

Mr Coveney told the meeting of TDs, Senators and MEPs that the current restrictions are working and the "rapid increase of Covid in communities has stopped"

Simon Coveney told the meeting that the current health restrictions will remain in place "for future weeks".

The current lockdown will go "well into February", the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting has been told.

Deputy Leader of the party Simon Coveney told the meeting that the current health restrictions will remain in place "for future weeks".