The country was left reeling yesterday after Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced the re-imposition of Level 5 restrictions after Christmas. You can read reaction from retailers, publicans, hairdressers and other businesses as part of our extensive coverage of the latest developments in the fight against Covid-19 on irishtimes.com/coronavirus. In somewhat positive news, Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccine programme could be “substantially” completed by next autumn, allowing the economy to begin returning to a normalised state, the Taoiseach told The Irish Times. And finally, for some festive fun... Have you been paying attention to The Irish Times Business coverage this year? Test your brains with Ciarán Hancock’s Christmas Business Quiz, and be in with a chance to win a luxurious break away at The Imperial Hotel, The Heritage or The River Lee hotels - when current Covid-19 restrictions finally lift, of course.

Source: The Irish Times December 23, 2020 06:29 UTC