What to do in the face of the rising threat from the Delta variant of Covid-19 is a difficult question right now for the Irish Government.
The overall incidence of Covid-19 has been stable and trending lower for quite a while. On Midsummer's Day the 14-day incidence of Covid-19 was 92 cases per 100,000 people.
This placed us 11th out of 27 European countries. It’s hardly a stellar performance but it’s the lowest we have been at since September last year.
The latest tweet from Taoiseach Mícheál Martin said that 40% of our adult population have now received two vaccine doses. We have been told too that 66% are partially vaccinated, meaning they have had the first vaccine of a two-dose regime.