An Tanaiste Leo Varadkar
An Tanaiste Leo Varadkar is expected to make a Statement and take questions in the Dail, around 4 o'Clock this afternoon in relation to
his disclosure of a confidential document last year.
Covid-19 News
Dr Tony Holohan, the CMO, has urged people to adhere to Guidelines & Level 5 Restrictions as 14 day incident rate in Dublin is falling at a slower rate than Nationally.
Covid-19 confirmed cases are down 33% compared with last week.
Update:
Dr Tony Holohan addressing the Oireachtas Transport Committee said that International Travel will represent a prominent area of risk, as the Country gets Covid-19 under control.
Dr Holohan revealed that up to a quarter of cases seen here across the Summer were Travel related.
Responding to questions from Fianna Fail's Cathal Crowe, with regards to International Travel between now and Christmas and Christmas to the Spring, Dr Holohan replied that non-essential International Travel is not safe at the moment, and that the vast majority of Countries are Red, and getting Redder, as the whole of Europe is experencing a resurgence of Covid-19, while Ireland has seen a reduction because of the measures in place.
Central Bank Insurance Industry Report
A second Central Bank report into Motor Insurance has found that Premiums have increased by over 1/3 between 2009 and 2019.
Terror attack in Vienna
5 People, including one of the assailants, have died following a Gun Attack in Vienna.
Austrian Authorities are blaming Islamists Terrorists.
The Austrian City was just about to impose New Covid-19 restrictions.
US Presidential Election
In the US Presidential Election, Polling is underway.
It's unlikely to provide a clear result Tonight as counting will continue in the coming days.
Weather
Showers in north Leinster early this morning, some of hail. Sunny spells and scattered showers of rain or hail today, some heavy and a few possibly thundery. There'll be decent dry intervals also, especially in Wicklow and Wexford. Highest temperatures of 8 to 10 degrees with mostly moderate westerly winds, fresher on coasts.
And that's your GCR News Update.