Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show €150,000 in funding was received from the EU.
The Bluetooth radio system used by the app to record contacts was developed as a joint project between Apple and Google -- and is used in contact tracing apps across the world.
The Covid tracker has an active user base here of 1.3 million adults.
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
