It's widely expected that the country's top public health doctors will today recommend moving to 'phase two' of lifting COVID-19 restrictions next Monday.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) meets this morning to discuss the roadmap for reopening the country, along with whether playgrounds can reopen and summer camps can go ahead earlier than planned.
They will make their recommendations to the Cabinet, who will then make a decision tomorrow.
Latest figures from the Department of Health show that three people with COVID-19 have died - bringing the death toll to 1,659 - while 47 new cases have been detected.
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Prosecutors say a Minneapolis police officer who was fired following the death of George Floyd will face more serious charges.
Derek Chauvin is now accused of second-degree murder, which includes a level of intention.
Three other former officers have also been charged with aiding and abetting murder.
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Amid the ongoing protests in the US, Donald Trump's former secretary of defence has sharply criticised the former US president for his response to the unrest.
James Mattis described Mr Trump as the "first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people".
Mr Mattis said the last few few days have shown the consequences of "three years without mature leadership",
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A man in a German prison has been identified as a suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance.
He is in jail on separate charges - but is known to have been in the area of the three-year old's disappearance.
The young girl vanished from a holiday villa in Praia da Luz in Portugal 13 years ago.
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Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens will hold further meetings with Independent TDs today about the possibility of entering government.
Negotiations on a programme for government will also continue later, with a deal likely to come next week.
Michael McNamara, Marian Harkin and Michael Fitzmaurice were yesterday told they could get deals for their respective constituencies if they supported the new government.
It's understood this would be the arrangement rather than the promise of ministerial posts.
Today the three parties will meet with the regional group of Independents to discuss the same thing.
