A worker at a McDonald's restaurant in Co Louth has tested positive for coronavirus.
The staff member at the Drogheda location contracted the killer bug and is now following self-isolation protocols.
All employees currently working at the restaurant have been informed.
The store itself has been deep cleaned and will continue to operate as normal.
It is not believed that they caught the virus at work.
McDonald's has implemented a number of measures to combat Covid-19 including Perspex screens, temperature checks and social distancing where possible.
A spokesman said: “We have been made aware that an employee at our Drogheda restaurant had tested positive for COVID-19 this week and is now self-isolating.
"As soon as we were informed, the restaurant was deep cleaned by an external cleaning company, and we contacted all restaurant employees.
"We have a number of safety measures in place to help keep our people safe, including Perspex screens, temperature checks at the start of each shift, maintaining a two metre distance from others as much as possible, face coverings, regular hand washing and the use of hand sanitiser.”
It comes after it emerged this afternoon that another Kerry primary school has had a confirmed case of coronavirus in one of their students.
A primary school and secondary school in West Kerry sent classes home on Thursday after a positive cases with the latest school becoming the third in the county.
A student in this school, which is in a separate area from the previous two, tested positive with all parents receiving a letter on Friday.
It is believed the student had not been sent to school and contacts were kept to a minimum - only confirmed close contacts were asked to stay home with the rest of the school continuing as normal.
The HSE has conducted a full risk assessment and all those involved have been contacted.
So far since schools opened, five in Dublin, three in Kerry, one in Meath and one in Clare have all had positive tests.
The HSE and Government guidelines here in Ireland advise that schools should contact the one of the Departments of Public Health within the HSE before taking a decision on whether to shut down, if there is a suspected or confirmed case of Covid-19.
