Ireland reaches milestone of half a million Covid vaccinations

The taoiseach, Micheal Martin, said impact of vaccines was being seen in hospitals, but people should continue to follow restrictions

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Ireland has now administered half a million coronavirus jabs.

The taoiseach, Micheal Martin, hailed Irish progress in the pandemic, tweeting on Saturday afternoon that he had been informed by the Health Service Executive that the country had passed the half-million mark.