The National Public Health Emergency Team will meet this morning to review the impact of Covid-19 and the existing measures in place to limit the spread of the disease. Restrictions are due to expire next Tuesday, 5 May, but no decision on lifting any of them is expected until another meeting of the group on Friday. There are now nearly 20,000 cases and over 1,000 deaths here. 

Dublin firefighters can now avail of a Covid-19 testing facility in the Rotunda Hospital which provides same day results. The drive-through facility is currently being used for patients and staff at the maternity hospital but members of Dublin Fire Brigade will now have access as they operate as paramedics. 

ICTU's general secretary Patricia King was on Morning Ireland earlier, where she discussed ICTU's proposals to ensure better workplace conditions for workers on International Workers Memorial Day. Listen back here.

The Journal reports on concerns about how enforcement of physical distancing guidelines will work in shops, businesses and manufacturing facilities once officials begin to relax restrictions.

RTE reports on the likelihood of a joint letter issuing today from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to the Green Party on government formation. Meanwhile, the Greens have said it still opposes increasing the State pension age to 67 as it considers whether to enter government negotiations with the two parties.

Crèche fees would fall dramatically under a plan to set up a public childcare system as part of a new programme for government according to this piece by The Independent. Fianna Fáil spokesperson on children and youth affairs Anne Rabbitte said a proposal being given serious consideration could cost parents as little as €100 per child a week.

Axa has become the first of the major motor insurers operating in the Republic to spell out its plans to offer a rebate to customers, putting aside about €33 for each motor policy. 

The Indo reports that pilots at Dublin-based Stobart Air are understood to be seeking legal advice after the UK's Stobart Group confirmed yesterday that it has bought the carrier and a related aircraft leasing entity for an initial £300,000 (€344,000). The pilots are thought to be seeking advice as Stobart Air's 450 staff understood that they own 51pc of the carrier. 

And finally, the literary world was saddened last night by the news that Irish poet Eavan Boland had died. Boland was one of the foremost female voices in Irish literature. She was known for documenting women's lives, including their domestic lives, and her work also looked at the role of women in Irish history and culture. Here she is reading a selection of her own works. 

Have a good day folks.