The re-opening of indoor dining will be delayed by at least two weeks after a late night meeting of Ministers last night.
It followed stark figures that were given by NPHET to the cabinet sub-committee about the Delta variant.
Cabinet's due to meet this morning to finalise the plans, with Taoiseach Micheál Martin making an official announcement this afternoon.
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