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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Cormac O'Shea & Marita Moloney

Five things you need to know about Ireland's current Covid outbreak and if it's about to ruin summer plans

Covid is on the rise again in Ireland with 1,569 people with the virus in hospitals around the country on Sunday, an increase of 111 on the previous day. This compares to 1,185 the previous Sunday and 957 two weeks ago, a rise of almost 64%.

One top professor has said it's like "Covid soup out there" with cases vastly underreported and thousands struck down with the virus.

But will it impact our summer months and lead to more restrictions? Here's all you need to know.

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