Taoiseach urges public to 'protect hard-won progress' as vaccines are rolled out

"There is hope of better times to come. Cases are falling and vaccines are here"

Marie Nangle, a GP from Tullamore, receives her second dose of the Moderna vaccine from Kayte Gamble, a GP registrar, at the GP vaccination clinic in the Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise (PA)

The Taoiseach has urged the public to keep their guard up and “protect the hard-won progress" in the fight against Covid-19 as "vaccines are rolled out”.

Micheál Martin was speaking in a video posted on social media as he thanked the public for their "sacrifice" as the country fights back "against a dangers third-wave of the Covid-19 pandemic".