8pm - 10pm
with
Liam Kett
Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe says they're hopeful a vaccine can be in place ahead of next summer's Tokyo Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee pushed back the Games until July 2021 due to the pandemic.
The British Prime Minister's chief adviser Dominic Cummings says he does not regret travelling 260 miles form London to Durham during the UK lockdown.
He says what he did was reasonable under the circumstances when he thought he and his wife wouldn't be able to look after their child.
Kildare's 3,000 6th year students can register, online, for calculated Leaving Cert. grades from 10am on Tuesday morning.
Participating students should log on to gov.ie/leavingcertificate where they will be be asked which level they are choosing.
Kildare County Council's public consultation on a Town Renewal Plan for Athgarvan remains open.
Kildare County Council vehicular access to Newbridge Cemetery, in Kilbelin, is "restricted because of damage to graves and complaints of anti social behaviour"
Road closures to facilitate works by Irish Water are in place in Clane town centre.
Main Street is closed at its junction with the Ballingappa Road.
It is also shut between the Prosperous and Millicent Road junctions.
Traffic diversions are in place.
Spain has begun easing its Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
Barcelona and Madrid have moved to the next phase of lockdown, while the country plans to lift quarantine measures for overseas visitors from July.
Frank Greaney reports:
Almost 6 out of 10 parents say it would be impossible to return to the workplace without creches re-opening.
A RollerCoaster.ie survey, also found almost one third would be willing to work from home permanently if that was an option.
Over 33,000 people will receive the pandemic unemployment payment for the last time tomorrow as they return to work.
The Department of Social Protection says 5 thousand 200 fewer people will receive the payment this week as the economy begins to reopen.
A Go Fund Me campaign has been launched in order to provide free legal advice to whistleblowers.
Maurice McCabe and Transparency International Ireland are appealing to people to donate, as they aim to raise 50,000 euro over the next three months.
The government is being urged to follow the example of other European countries and reduce the 2 metre social distancing requirement to 1 metre.
Normal People star, Kildare's Paul Mescal, is raffling off a chain to raise money for Pieta House.
Funding for the charity has dropped this year due to Darkness Into Light being postponed.
Kildare County says domestic water use is up by 20%.
It is asking people to "work together to conserve water".
And adds that "Taking a shorter shower can save 10 litres of water per minute."
Kildare Fire Service Units from Naas and Maynooth, supported by Coilte staffed, have battled a large fire in Hortland.
The blaze broke out yesterday, and covered bogland and forested area.
This is the second large fire in North West Kildare this month.
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