With Christmas fast approaching, and Cabinet set to announce changes to Covid restrictions tomorrow, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar last night introduced into the discussions, the issue of travel across the Border during the Christmas period.

However, he did say, explicitly in the Dail this afternoon that there is no North-South travel ban being considered, but there will still be the 'stay-in-your-county' travel restrictions in place next week.

Mary Lou McDonald, leader of Sinn Fein joined Kieran on Thursday's edition of The Hard Shoulder.