The Chief Medical Officer is appealing to people with foreign holidays planned, to cancel them.
The National Public Health Emergency Team is noticing a "worrying trend" of Covid-19 cases increasing, and new clusters emerging.
One of the clusters was located in the north west and was linked with travel to Iraq.
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No new deaths were reported last evening, but 24 more cases were confirmed. Locally, Cavan has seen 862 confirmed cases of Covid-19 while Monaghan has seen 538.
Dr Tony Holohan wants people, who have foreign holidays planned, to reconsider:
