Significant increase in vaccine uptake at walk-in centres.

In the last few days there has been a surge in the number of people getting vaccinated, especially their first dose.

In the last five days alone thousands of people received their first jab.

There are 35 vaccination centres across the country and the walk-ins are opened to anyone over the age of twelve.

Our reporter Barry Whyte went along today to the walk-in centre in Grangegorman in Dublin...