Tens of thousands of people have already registered for the COVID-19 contact tracing app, which is being officially launched later.
The app informs you if you have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
The app uses a "bluetooth handshake" to speak to other devices and registers when you have been close by for about 15 minutes.
The HSE has said no personal information is given out and nobody will know the identity of the person who tests positive.
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It will take Irish Water over 60 years to replace lead piping across the country if it doesn’t pick up the pace.
In its latest report, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said over 10,0000 connections were replaced last year.
However, Irish Water’s targets for the next five years only add up to about 13,000.
According to the HSE, lead may harm the kidneys, cause high blood pressure and has effects on brain development in children.
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The Agriculture Minister Barry Cowen will today make a statement to the Dáil on his drink driving ban from 2016.
His statement is scheduled for around 8.40pm; however, he will not face any questioning from opposition parties.
A number of Cabinet Ministers has said they are happy with his explanation and he is unlikely to face any sanction.
However, it has emerged this morning he was also fined €200 for speeding on his learner licence three months before his drink-driving ban.
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The Dáil today resumes its normal schedule for the first time this year, with the Taoiseach Micheál Martin also set to take his first session of Taoiseach's Questions.
Sinn Féin has Dáil private members time for the first time as the lead opposition part and will use it for a motion calling on the government to double its target for public housing over the next five years.
This evening also sees the starting gun properly fired in the Green Party leadership race.
Eamon Ryan and Catherine Martin will take part in a two-hour online hustings - the first time they'll have a chance to set out their case for leading the Green Party through its time in government.
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It will take until October to clear the CervicalCheck backlog.
The cervical smear testing programme was restarted yesterday after a 17 suspension during lockdown.
The programme now includes a more accurate HPV test that aims to detect cancer earlier for younger women and those in at-risk groups.
The HSE's chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry has warned that knock-on delays to testing will continue into next year.
