The Minister for Health has pleaded with people to adhere to restrictions that were introduced to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
In a post on social media, Simon Harris appealed for people not to bend public health rules and said that they were introduced to save lives.
He said: "If you're thinking of bending or stretching the public health rules -please don’t. And to anyone who is, remember this number: 72.
The number of people in ICU with #Covid19 fighting for their life & health. "Be thankful it’s not you or I & let’s stay the course to keep it that way." Latest figures show that the number of deaths in Ireland due to Covid-19 is at 1,446.