The number of people who've died from the coronavirus in the Republic has risen to two.
A man in the east of the country with an underlying medical condition is the second patient to have died.
39 new cases were confirmed last night, bringing the total to 129.
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Donald Trump has tested negative for the coronovirus, the White House has confirmed.
The result was announced just hours after confirmation that Ireland and the UK are being added to Trump's European travel ban from midnight on Monday.
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The wife of Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has tested positive for coronavirus.
A government spokesman says both of them are doing fine.
The country is being put into partial lockdown to try to reign in surging numbers of COVID-19 cases there.
Citizens in Spain are being asked to stay at home apart from buying food or going to work.
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Sinn Féin support is holding, according to the latest opinion poll out today.
However The Sunday Times / Behaviour and Attitudes poll of 900 people also suggests increased support for Fine Gael.
Their support is up three points to 21%, while Sinn Féin is unchanged at 35%.
Fianna Fáil has slipped slightly by one point to 19%.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial on corruption charges will be delayed for two months due to the coronavirus crisis.
The trial over charges including fraud and bribery was due to begin on Tuesday.
In addition to the legal battle, the leader of the right-wing Likud party remains locked in a political deadlock after a third inconclusive election in a row earlier this month.
Main image: L to R chair of COVID-19 expert advisory group Dr Cillian De Gascun with Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health Dr Tony Holohan and Depty Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn. Photo: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie
