There's been a surge in cases of Covid-19 in Germany - with new cases reported in hospitals, care homes, refugee centres and following religious gatherings.
The infection rate - known as the R number - has risen to 2-point-88, meaning each person with the virus is passing it onto almost three others.
The country's death rate has so far been relatively low, at fewer than 9,000.
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
