The number of Covid-19 patients in Irish hospitals has fallen to its lowest point since mid-September last year.
There are 69 people with the virus on hospital wards, down 29 percent on last week.
26 patients are in ICU.
The five-day moving average of cases has gone up slightly in the past seven days to 424.
Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron announced as the station's A New Local Hero finalists
With Irish Music Month underway, the good news is continuing to roll in for rising stars across the nation, with more than eighty artists being named as local finalists in the national search for A New Local Hero over the coming weeks. Here are Sunshine 106.8's four picks: Keith Grace, Karol Sadlier, Ceola and Carron.
Andrea Hayes talks with Brian Redmond from RTE One's Dancing with the Stars Show
Pat Shortt in conversation with Sunshine 106.8's Joe Harrington
