Updated / Thursday, 4 Feb 2021
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Enniscrone Beach in Co Sligo
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said there is a very good chance that members of the public will be able to have domestic holidays this summer in a way that is similar to last year.
However, Mr Varadkar advised that anyone making bookings should make sure they are cancellable. I think we will be able to have beers outdoors with friends this summer and get around the country but you just never know because this virus has torn up our plans so many times, he said.
Speaking on RTÉ 2FM s Breakfast with Doireann and Eoghan, Mr Varadkar said he has a home holiday booked in Sligo for August.
Updated: 4 Feb 2021, 11:53
IRELAND will be in a good place to ease some restrictions on March 5 if hospitals figures and daily Covid cases drop, Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has said.
The Fine Gael leader said the country could enter an altered Level 4 next month but said there were no guarantees - and while we could look forward to beers outdoors with pals this summer, the virus could still tear up these plans.
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The Fine Gael leader reckons outdoor gatherings and staycations could be on the cards again this summerCredit: Collins Photo Agency
He said the Government s priority at the moment was getting students back in the classroom and reopening construction sites.
An optimistic Leo Varadkar has revealed that he has already booked his summer holiday at home in Ireland as he expects the effects of the vaccination programme to turn things around in time for the warmer months.
Speaking on 2FM Breakfast with Doireann & Eoghan, the Tánaiste said that he will be taking a staycation break in Sligo as believes there is a “a very good chance we will be able to have home holidays a bit like we did last summer”. I have booked my home holiday for August,” he said. “I had hoped to go to a beach somewhere, well, it will be a beach in Sligo but I had hoped to get somewhere sunny and warm.
Updated / Friday, 5 Feb 2021
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Professor Philip Nolan (Image: RollingNews.ie)
From traffic hypersensitivity to warnings that the B117 variant is now dominant, here are seven things we learned at the latest Covid-19 briefing. Continued improvement We see continued improvement against most indicators in the course of this week Prof Philip Nolan says of the latest #Covid19 trends | https://t.co/mMZaXLuC5wpic.twitter.com/dTfZwoHZEm RTÉ News (@rtenews) February 4, 2021
Chair of NPHET Epidemiological modelling group Professor Philip Nolan set out some of the recent trends in Covid-19 in Ireland, with a number of positive patterns.
The R number remains below 1, demand for testing is down, and the proportion of tests returning positive is also down.