➡️ 98 are men / 110 are women
➡️ 62% are under 45 years of age
➡️ 33% associated with outbreaks or close contacts of a confirmed case.
➡️ 18 cases - community transmission.
108 in Dublin.
18 in Louth.
12 in Donegal.
10 in Meath.
9 in Kildare.
8 in Waterford.
7 in Cork.
6 in Limerick.
6 in Wexford.
24 cases are located in Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Mayo, Roscommon, Tipperary, Westmeath and Wicklow.
Ronan Glynn confirms move to cut period of isolation from 14 days to 10 days - based on advice from Expert Advisory Group.
Glynn also says nasal swabs are "an acceptable alternative to nasopharyngeal swab (the long ones) for use in children in the community. This will hopefully make testing a simpler process for children going forward.”
14-day case rate per 100,000 population now stands at just over 48.
TDs Michael Collins, Mattie McGrath and Danny Healy Rae are at AIB HQ “demanding a meeting with senior management” over the move to make 70 branches nationwide cashless.
Live from Nakatomi Plaza… I mean, Molesworth Place.
The media massiv waits outside. AIB has already announced it’s pulling out of the cashless move
United States offering a reward of up to $5,000,000 for information leading to the disruption of the Kinahan organisation - or the arrest and conviction of the three leaders of the Kinahan group.
Garda Commissioner Drew Harris says he hopes today will be a crippling blow to the Kinahans.
He says the OCG is believed to have made over €1bn in revenue.
"This is only the first phase of this initiative," says Harris - who says other nations in Spain, the Netherlands and beyond have already offered huge help and will continue to play a major role.
A major, major step by Gardaí and law enforcement in the US and UK against the Kinahan group.
The US sanctions mean American institutions can't work with the Kinahans or associated businesses.
Property and credit lines blocked, cards frozen, can't fly with American carriers.
“Criminal groups like the KOCG prey on the most vulnerable in society and bring drug-related crime and violence, including murder, to the countries in which they operate."
Brian E Nelson, US under-secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence.