The Taoiseach has said that the Government's medium-term plan for living with Covid-19 will involve a reduction of social contacts at all levels, even in the home, as that is where the disease is most prevalent.
Micheál Martin said the priority was to keep schools and colleges open and everything would be done to achieve that, including prioritising schools above sports and opening pubs.
Speaking on RTÉ's The Week in Politics, he rejected suggestions that Ireland should adopt herd immunity, saying it did not work.
He said he was concerned about "aggressive" marching in Dublin yesterday against public health measures. Mr Martin denied that the Government had been too slow to introduce further restrictions in Dublin as suggested by the