As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Dublin and Limerick, restrictions on home visits in these counties could be considered.
It comes as 307 new cases were confirmed on Tuesday, the highest number since mid-May.
If things continue to worsen, how will this affect the planned reopening of pubs on 21 September?
Priscilla Lynch, clinical editor with the Medical Independent, and Professor Gerry Killeen from the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork, joined us to discuss this.