Today marks one year since Covid-19 restrictions were imposed

The then-Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made the announcement from Washington DC

Today marks one years since Covid-19 restrictions were imposed.

At the time of the announcement the country had recorded 70 cases of Covid-19, while one death had been reported to the Department of Health.

The then-Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made the announcement from Washington DC

"I know that some of this is coming as a real shock. And it's going to involve big changes in the way we live our lives.  And I know that I'm asking people to make enormous sacrifices. But we're doing it for each other. And in time. Our lives will go back to normal"