| Activity | Guidance |
| Schools | In-school teaching to fully return |
| Meeting other households | You can meet 1 other household outside but not in your garden or theirs |
| Travel | You can travel within your county or within 20km of your home if crossing county boundaries |
| Construction | All residential construction can resume, as well as early-learning and childcare projects |
| Activity | Guidance |
| GAA | Training for National Governing Body sanctioned and organised adult inter-county National Gaelic Games Leagues not including under 20 or minor competitions |
| Elite sport | High performing athletes, as approved by Sport Ireland, can resume |
| Activity | Guidance |
| Outdoor sport | Outdoor sports facilities can reopen (for example: pitches, golf courses and tennis courts, other facilities as appropriate) |
| Outdoor attractions | Outdoor visitor attractions can reopen (for example: zoos, open pet farms, heritage sites). Amusement parks are not permitted to open |
| Underage sport | Underage non-contact outdoor training in pods of 15 or fewer can resume |
| Funerals | Maximum attendance at funerals will increase to 25 |
| Activity |
| Full reopening of construction activity |
| Phased return of non-essential retail commencing with click and collect and outdoor retail, for example: garden centres/nurseries |
| Recommencement of personal services on a staggered basis |
| Reopening of museums, galleries and libraries |
| Recommencement of religious services on a staggered basis |
12 April onwards (post Easter holidays):
In-school teaching to fully return.
Higher, further and adult education should remain primarily online.
From 12 April, all residential construction can resume, as well as early-learning and childcare projects.
Construction is closed with the following exceptions:
All retail is closed except for essential retail.
All non-essential services are closed.
Click and collect
Click and collect from non-essential retail outlets is not permitted.
Click and deliver will continue to be permitted.
The government will consider the phased return of non-essential retail commencing with click and collect and outdoor retail, for example: garden centres/nurseries, after 4 May.
In your home or garden
No visitors are permitted in private homes or gardens except for essential family reasons such as providing care to children, elderly or vulnerable people, or as part of a support bubble.
If 2 weeks have passed since you got your second dose of the vaccine, you can meet with other fully vaccinated people from 1 other household indoors without wearing masks or staying 2 metres apart. If you have received the second dose, you have to wait 2 weeks until you can meet other fully vaccinated people indoors.
Other settings outside your home or garden
You can meet people from 1 other household outdoors, but not in your garden or theirs. Any meetings outdoors should be safe, with continued practising of social distancing and other safe behaviours.
Masks should be worn in crowded outdoor spaces.
Up to 6 guests are permitted.
These are controlled environments with a named event organiser, owner or manager.
For example: business, training events, conferences, events in theatres and cinemas or other arts events (excluding sport).
No organised indoor gatherings should take place.
These are controlled environments with a named event organiser, owner or manager. For example: outdoor arts events, training events.
No organised outdoor gatherings should take place.
Training
People may meet with people from one other household in outdoor settings when taking exercise.
Training can resume for National Governing Body sanctioned and organised adult intercounty National Gaelic Games Leagues not including under 20 or minor competitions.
High performing athletes, as approved by Sport Ireland, can resume from 19 April.
From 26 April
Outdoor sports facilities can reopen (for example: pitches, golf courses and tennis courts, other facilities as appropriate).
Activities should take place between a maximum of two households. Facilities including club houses and any indoor facilities (for example: changing rooms, showers, kitchens, meeting rooms), apart from essential toilet facilities must remain closed. There should not be any return to team sports or training activities.
Underage non-contact outdoor training in pods of 15 can resume.
Matches and events
Professional, elite sports, horse racing, greyhound racing and approved equestrian events only are permitted to continue behind closed doors.
No other matches or events are to take place.
Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools
Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools are closed.
Services will be held online. This will be reviewed by 4 May.
Places of worship remain open for private prayer.
A maximum of 25 people can attend funerals.
All venues closed. This will be reviewed by 4 May.
Online services are available.
Take away food and delivery only.
Closed.
Nightclubs, discos, casinos
Nightclubs, discos and casinos will remain closed.
Open only for essential non-social and non-tourist purposes.
You may travel within your county or 20km of your home to your stationary mobile home or caravan. This is only allowed if you are the owner of the mobile home or caravan.
Rental of accommodation services remains prohibited until 2 June (subject to the public health situation at that time).
Mobile home and caravan parks may open to facilitate owners accessing their stationary mobile homes or caravans. However, no tourism activities (for example: rental of mobile homes or pitches) are permitted and no shared facilities should be opened.
Work from home unless essential for work, which is an essential health, social care or other essential service and cannot be done from home.
Domestic
You can travel within your own county or within 20km of your home if crossing county boundaries.
You can travel beyond these distances for the following reasons:
International
Open with protective measures in place.
Walk or cycle where possible.
Avoid public transport - except for essential workers and essential purposes only.
Public transport capacity is restricted to 25%.
Those aged over 70 years and over and others at increased risk of severe illness should exercise judgement regarding the extent to which they engage with others and in activities outside home.
However, guidance for those most vulnerable to the severe impacts of COVID-19 that have been fully vaccinated will be aligned with that for the general population (for example: regarding use of public transport, going to shops).
Those who have the full protection of the vaccine may visit indoors with one other household who also has full protection.
Full protection is not in place if it has been less than 2 weeks since the second vaccine dose.
See guidance for people at increased risk of severe illness.
See the new guidance on visits to Long Term Residential Care Facilities (LTRCFs), which came into effect from 4 May 2021.