Protests over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody in Minnesota are spreading across the US.
Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets after George Floyd's death in Minneapolis.
It's after a white officer was filmed kneeling on his neck for at least eight minutes, with the officer yesterday charged with third-degree murder.
Demonstrators have clashed with police and shops have been looted as fires burn in a number of US cities.
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Health officials here are urging people to keep a record of who they are meeting up with this bank holiday weekend.
They say it will help contact tracing teams if someone develops symptoms and later tests positive.
The latest COVID-19 figures released yesterday evening showed a further six people have died in the Republic, while there were 39 new confirmed cases.
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Childcare providers say they will need funding to make up for the lack of children coming back into creches next month
The Government announced guidelines for the sector yesterday, which includes 'play-pods' which will limit the number of people a child comes into contact with.
Childcare provider group Seas Suas, however, suggested many providers 'will be faced with delay or closure' if extra funding isn't provided.
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Two people have been arrested after a man was stabbed in Limerick City.
It happened after a row at a house on Windmill Street at around 4:30pm yesterday afternoon.
The victim in his 40s was treated in hospital for non life threatening injuries.
Gardaí have arrested a woman in her 20s and man in his 30s in connection with the stabbing.
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US President Donald Trump has announced he's 'terminating' the country's relationship with the World Health Organisation.
He already cut funding to the UN body earlier this month.
He claims the WHO has failed to make changes he wanted to see - and claims China failed to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
