A government minister is appealing to parents and children to skip trick or treating this Halloween to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
814 new cases were detected in Republic last night, with two more deaths announced by the Department of Health.
Three counties now have a 14-day incidence rate of more than 300, while in hospital, 198 were being treated for the disease last night.
Minister Simon Harris says that Halloween won't be the same this year:
Meanwhile, The Restaurant's Association of Ireland wants a 'circuit breaker' lockdown to save the industry's Christmas.
The Tanaiste Leo Varadkar had described the idea of a short shutdown as experimental last week, however, yesterday said it may be needed.
Meanwhile, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said a second lockdown may not be short.
R-A-I CEO Adrian Cummins has said 30% of the sector's income is brought in during Christmas and believes if they're not allowed open many will not survive.
