Could Ireland's Level 5 Restrictions Last Till April

Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 9:15 a.m.

Reports over the weekend suggested that current level 5 restrictions could mean that Ireland’s hospitality industry may not reopen until April. It comes as the Department of Health confirmed another 13 more Covid-related deaths and a further 2,944 cases . To discuss we heard from Kingston Mills Professor of Experimental Immunology at Trinity College Dublin. Also sticking with the topic of vaccines now as concerns have been raised that some EU states including Germany are squeezing out smaller countries in the vaccine supply race. Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fáil MEP joined us on the show. Listen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.     Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.