A Covid-19 briefing at the Department of Health has heard how the virus spread over the course of a weekend, resulting in 30 new confirmed cases.
Dr Breda Smyth, director of Public Health with HSE West, said that the outbreak emanated from one index case over a weekend of socialising.
She said that a couple went on a trip away and when they arrived back on day one of the weekend, they attended a house party which had eight people at it.
Out of this number, six people became positive with the virus. Dr Smyth said that the couple stayed overnight with a family and in this household, three out of the four members of the household became positive for the virus.