Twenty-seven further COVID-19 patients have died in the Republic.
It takes the death toll here to 1,429.
Meanwhile, 156 new cases have been confirmed, taking the total 22,541.
Students that do not wish to accept the calculated grades will be able to sit the exams at a later date; however, those that choose to do so will not be eligible for college this coming September.
Meanwhile, this year’s National Ploughing Championships have also been officially cancelled.
The event, which was due to take place in Fenagh, County Carlow from September 15th to 17th, was estimated to be worth around €45m to the region.
It is the highest unemployment rate the country has ever recorded.
More than one million people are currently getting COVID-19 supports – with just over 602,000 people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment and the wages of just over 425,000 people being supported by the Temporary COVID-19 Wage Subsidy Scheme (TWSS).
