Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is set to brief the nation again today regarding the latest coronavirus developments.
Ireland is set to move into phase one of the lockdown opening plan on Monday, May 18th as we begin our road to normality.
Mr Varadkar will do a state address, as has been the norm in recent weeks, where he will give the latest update.
Here's all you need to know about the announcement;
What time will Leo Varadkar make an announcement?
The Taoiseach will brief the nation after the Cabinet meets this afternoon to go over the measures.
The briefing will take place at 4pm.
The NPHET emergency team already met last night and made their recommendations so it's all up to the Cabinet now.
Where can I watch it?
RTE and Virgin Media will both broadcast his speech live on their TV channels as well as via their players and social media pages.
You can get all the updates on that in our blog here.
What can we expect?
Speaking at the Dail on Thursday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he was 'confident' that the first phase of the plan would go ahead from Monday.
The Taoiseach said: "We are seeing what we can achieve when we put the needs of the many above the needs of the few," he said.
"The first steps to reawaken our economy will be done in a slow and gradual way.
"As we are seeing around the world, it is not a straight path. Sometimes progress is halted and there are setbacks.
"Whilst every death is of concern, in the last seven days we've seen the lowest daily number of deaths and cases since March."
