Restaurants and gastro pubs are set to close on Christmas Eve under plans going to Cabinet this morning.
It is believed Inter-county travel will be banned from midnight on the 26th December while a final decision on household visit limits has not yet been decided.
The CMO Dr Tony Holohan has expressed the view that Ireland should move to Level 5 restrictions because the Covid-19 situation here was what he termed gravely concerning.
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