The Government will discuss banning take-away pints when it meets this morning.
It’s after large groups of people were filmed drinking on the streets in Dublin and Cork over the weekend.
NPHET has warned the suppression of Covid-19 has stalled and time is running out before December 1st, when the country’s due to exit level 5 restrictions.
456 new cases and 5 additional deaths were confirmed last night.
There were 11 new cases in Donegal, 5 in Sligo and less than 5 in Leitrim.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn says the scenes in Dublin and Cork are frustrating.
