An Taoiseach is to announce post Christmas restrictions in an address to the nation at 1pm today followed by a press conference with coalition leaders.
Here’s what the Taoiseach is expected to announce later this afternoon following Cabinet decisions, according to Christina at Government Buildings:
Here’s what the Taoiseach is expected to announce later this afternoon following Cabinet decisions, according to Christina at Government Buildings:
- People can travel beyond their county until midnight on 26 December
- They can stay where they are after that point and travel back to their own home at a later date
- No inter-county travel after that, until restrictions are reviewed in several weeks’ time
- From 27 December, household visits down to just one other household (from the current two)
- Restaurants and gastro pubs to close 3pm Christmas Eve
- Hairdressers and barbers will also have to close on Christmas Eve
- The travel restrictions between Britain and Ireland will stay in place until New Year’s Eve
- (from The Journal)