New modelling suggests Covid-19 has reached a plateau here, and the virus has been suppressed.
However, there's a warning relaxing restrictions on travel and work after May 5th could see the infection begin to grow again.
The country recorded its highest daily increase in Covid-19 deaths yesterday, with 43 more patients dying.
It brings the death toll to 486, while there are now over 13,200 confirmed cases.
Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron announced as the station's A New Local Hero finalists
With Irish Music Month underway, the good news is continuing to roll in for rising stars across the nation, with more than eighty artists being named as local finalists in the national search for A New Local Hero over the coming weeks. Here are Sunshine 106.8's four picks: Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron.
Andrea Hayes talks with Brian Redmond from RTE One's Dancing with the Stars Show
Pat Shortt in conversation with Sunshine 106.8's Joe Harrington
