New guidelines indicate the 105-minute limit will return for indoor drinking and dining when indoor hospitality returns, but publicans aren’t too happy with that.

Meanwhile, Transport minister Eamon Ryan said fully vaccinated people should be exempt from testing and quarantine measures. And Junior Transport Minister Hildegarde Naughten said the government is committed to supporting the aviation sector and recognises the importance. 

Elsewhere, President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime was increasingly isolated today as Europe cut air links and calls grew for more action over its diversion of an airliner and arrest of opposition journalist Roman Protasevich.

The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council has said the Government's budgetary forecasts "lack credibility" and its spending forecasts are "not realistic". In a report published today, the budgetary watchdog described Government budgetary planning as "piecemeal".

In some good news, Ireland will have administered 2.5 million Covid-19 vaccines by the end of today, according to Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

And finally, for our zen today we have 'Sunday Girl' which gave Blondie their second UK No.1 hit single. The track was taken from the group's 'Parallel Lines', which went on to become the biggest selling album of 1979. Enjoy!