The latest advice for pupils and their families from the HSE can be found here:

https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/covid19/preventing-the-spread/child-returning-to-school-or-childcare/#runny-nose-or-sneezing

If your child has any symptoms of COVID-19, he/she should not attend school. Contact your GP for advice and guidance and arrange a COVID-19 test, if appropriate.

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are:

• fever (high temperature - 38 degrees Celsius or above) - including having chills
• dry cough
• fatigue (tiredness)

Less common symptoms of COVID-19 include:

• loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this could mean they're completely gone or just different to normal
• nasal congestion (runny or blocked nose)
• conjunctivitis (also known as red eyes)
• sore throat
• headache
• muscle or joint pain (aches and pains)
• different types of skin rash
• nausea or vomiting
• diarrhoea
• chills or dizziness