24 new deaths announced 107 new cases confirmed
Twenty-four more COVID-19 patients have died in Ireland, taking the toll to 1,488.
Meanwhile, 107 new cases have been confirmed. There have now been 23,242 confirmed cases of the virus in Ireland.
The daily increase in confirmed cases is the lowest since late March.
The death toll of 1,488 takes into account the denotification of three previously-announced deaths.
Drugs worth over €1.1m have been seized as part of an operation targeting organised crime.
The seizure was made after members of the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau stopped a number of vehicles in the Donore Road and North Road areas of Drogheda in County Louth yesterday.
Two men aged 39 and 50-years-old and a 43-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of enhancing the ability of an organised crime gang to commit a serious offence.
During follow-up searches in Meath, Dublin, Louth and Wexford, investigators uncovered cocaine and illicit prescription drugs believed to be worth around €1.1m.
Government to publish face mask guidance
The Chief Medical Officer has confirmed that the public will be given guidance on how to use face masks – and how to make them – later this week.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) discussed the use of face coverings at its meeting today.
Their official advice on using them effectively when social distancing is not possible will be issued to Government later this week.
Speaking at the COVID-19 briefing this evening, Dr Tony Holohan said people may be advised on how to make their own.
Sixty-four spitting and coughing attacks on Gardaí
Gardaí have suffered 64 spitting and coughing attacks since they were handed powers to enforce COVID-19 restrictions.
The figures are included in the latest report on the enforcement of public health guidelines.
The 64 incidents were recorded between April 8th, when the regulations were signed into law, and last Saturday May 9th.
Meanwhile, gardaí used the new anti-spit guards 47 times over the same period.
The author of a new report into the Irish rental sector says big drops due to the coronavirus pandemic are just the start of the effect.
Rents have seen their biggest one month fall since early 2009, according to the latest report from Daft.ie.
There was a 2.1% fall in rents between March and April.
Dublin was the exception, where rents were on average 3.6% higher in the first three months of 2020 than a year previously.
