The HSE has warned GPs that its clinical laboratory capacity for checking samples from patients may be reduced to as little as 10%, due to last week's cyber attack.

Non-essential retail opens for the first time in over four months as a further easing of coronavirus restrictions continues.

The HSE said it has received advice on whether to open up the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines to people in their 40s and a decision is expected be made later this week.

The National Cyber Security Centre says it is working to identify the technical details of the malware used in the cyber attacks on the Department of Health and the Health Service Executive.