Covid-19 Ireland cases today as 381 new cases confirmed with no further deaths
The latest statement from NPHET is in
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There have been another 381 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland, while no deaths related to the virus were recorded.
However, he said it would require us all to adhere strictly to public health advice and guidelines.
When asked about the possibility of large outdoor or indoor live events and concerts, he said: Well we certainly have the ambition that we can see those things return when we think it s safe.
Asked if this meant that there was a possibility of seeing spectators at the All Ireland Final in Croke Park in July, he said: I d really like to think so.
Dr Holohan also said that he wouldn t make a prediction yet for the return of festivals such as Electric Picnic in September.
Last week, retail giant Lidl announced it would begin to sell Covid-19 antigen tests for just €24.99 per pack of five in all Irish stores as of 7 May.
However, the retailer was met with criticism by both Dr Holohan and Maynooth University President, Phillip Nolan following the announcement. The risk that we see, and I wasn t critical of retailers, I was advising people in terms of their behaviours, to not buy these tests in retail environments and then use them, Dr Holohan said on Monday. It s not an issue of antigen testing, it s about people s interpretation of what the result means, and it s really, really important that antigen testing is used, like any other test or any other technology, in certain circumstances, where we know its use is underpinned by really good evidence that it works.
Claire Byrne forged her reputation as a resolute and rigorous broadcaster a long time ago, but this week listeners learn that she can be as determined off duty as she is on air.
At the very least, Tuesdayâs
Today with Claire Byrne (RTÃ Radio 1, weekdays) suggests that the presenter approaches leisure time with the same brisk efficiency she uses to grill guests. Discussing domestic holiday destinations with the travel journalist Fionn Davenport, Byrne notes that staycation venues are in short supply. âEvery second person I talk to has missed the boat because they didnât book in January â like I did,â she says, staying just on the right side of smug.
24th April 2021
Former Six One presenter Bryan Dobson
Credit: RTÉ
Inspired by his earliest experiences afloat in a small boat his father-in-law sailed out of Bullock Harbour in Dalkey and his own childhood growing up by the sea in Sandymount, Bryan really caught the bug in his mid-30s when he did his first Glenans training course.
“I discovered that it was a wonderful escape from things that clog up our daily lives,” he says. “I find as I get older physically and mentally it is all consuming and even now, I still get that sensation of when I step on a boat … It’s that sense of endless possibility.”