People arriving into Ireland should be tested more than once for coronavirus to improve detection rates, according to an expert.
Associate Professor in Trinity College Tomás Ryan says checks should also be done on visitors to make sure they're self-isolating for the required two-week period.
He suggested one or two months of "aggressive" testing, tracing and isolation could get the number of new cases down to zero.
It comes as one more COVID-19 death has been confirmed here, as well as 11 new cases.
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A Dublin City Councillor claims coronavirus guidelines are being flouted on the city's streets after restrictions were eased for pubs.
Mannix Flynn says he saw people spilling onto footpaths last night and a lack of social distancing in some areas.
Councillor Flynn suggested he and others were 'nervous' due to the numbers of people on some city centre streets.
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Donald Trump has once again criticised those who want to remove statues of historical figures in the US.
The American President vowed to "safeguard" the country's values during his Independence Day speech at the White House.
Anti-racism protesters gathered close to where Mr Trump was making his speech.
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Gardaí are appealing for help in tracing a toddler missing from her home in Co Roscommon.
23 month old Jasmine Arshad was reported missing from her home in Ballaghaderreen on Friday evening and is with her 38 year-old father Arshad Shiraz.
Gardaí believe they took public transport from there to Dublin just after 1:30pm on Friday afternoon, and disembarked in the city centre at around 4:30pm.
They're appealing to Jasmine's father to urgently make contact with them.
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The Bishop of Elphin says churches will need 'a bit of imagination' if they're to successfully implement new attendance guidelines.
More than 50 people can now attend mass so long as social distancing measures are in place, with today marking the first Sunday in months where places of worship have been allowed open.
Many churches will have hand sanitiser available and one-way systems in the aisles, with lay ushers also in place to help guide people to their seats.
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