Coalition leaders to meet for talks on restrictions over Christmas period

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Coalition party leaders will meet today for talks on plans for what restrictions will be in place over Christmas.

Yesterday officials confirmed a further 318 cases of Covid-19, and said another patient with the virus had died.

Dublin, Cork and Limerick saw the highest numbers of new cases, though the national infection rate has continued to fall.

Nine new cases were notified in Galway.

Professor Gerry Killeen, a virus expert in UCC, says the downward trend is welcome - but complacency is still a concern.