The east of the country is continuing to see a surge in coronavirus cases as numbers continue to grow nationwide.
The total confirmed Covid-19 cases grew as high as 292 after the 69 new cases were confirmed by the Department of Health.
The east of the country is still seeing the biggest daily jump - with 48 added in the east on Monday.
Of Monday's 69, 13 were in the south, five in the north/west and three in the west.
Of the 69, 40 were confirmed to be females while 29 were males - a change to the trend of the last few days.
Numbers are expected to keep on rising over the next few days and weeks with as many as 15,000 cases expected by the end of the month.
Speaking in a state broadcast on Tuesday night, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said: "So far the number of cases in Ireland has been relatively small.
"However, we believe that number will rise to fifteen thousand cases or more by the end of the month and rise further in the weeks thereafter.
"The vast majority of us who contract COVID-19 will experience a mild illness… but some will be hospitalised and sadly, some people will die.
"We cannot stop this virus but working together we can slow it in its tracks and push it back.
"We can, as you have heard by now – flatten the curve. But only if everyone takes sustained action. Nothing less will do."
