The government have decided that Ireland will move to Level 3 restrictions throughout all counties.
🚨Country moves to Level 3. The breakdown is as follows. 🚨
Placing all counties at Level 3 has the following implications for the next 3 weeks.
- 🏠 Visitors to private homes and gardens should be limited to a maximum number of 6 from one other household.
- 👨👩👦👦 No social/family gatherings should take place. No organised indoor gatherings should take place. Organised outdoor gatherings are permitted, up to a maximum of 15 people.
- 🚗 People should remain in their county (they must not leave to travel either domestically or internationally), with the exception of those who must travel for work, education and other essential purposes.
- 🧑🏼💻 People are asked to work from home unless absolutely necessary.
- 👩🏫Schools, early learning and childcare services should remain open. Adult and higher education institutions should remain open, but are asked to review protective measures and take steps to limit congregation as much as possible.
- 🚴🚶You are asked to walk or cycle where possible so that public transport is available for use by essential workers and for essential work only
- 👰🤵 Weddings may proceed, but with a limit of 25 guests for ceremony and reception (irrespective of venue). It will not be possible to attend a wedding in another county. Couples resident in a particular county, but with existing plans to get married can travel to get married outside that county.
- ⚽️ Sports
- 🛑No matches or other sporting events should take place, with the exception of professional, elite, inter county and senior club championship – all to take place behind closed doors.
- 🐎Horse racing may continue, but behind closed doors.
- 🙅♂️Non-contact training activities can continue in the outdoors and in pods of up to 15, with certain exemptions (see below).
- 1️⃣ Indoor training should be confined to individuals only and no classes are to take place. Business and Services
- ✅ All retail shops and shopping centres may remain open. All services such as hairdressers, beauticians, barbers, opticians etc. may remain open with strict adherence to sectoral guidance on protective measures all outdoor playgrounds, play areas, parks remain open.
- 🏋️♀️🏊♂️Gyms/leisure centres, swimming pools may remain open for individual use only and with protective measures.
- ✅Hotels, guesthouses and B and Bs may remain open, but with services limited to residents.
- 🍝Restaurants and cafes may remain open BUT only for take-away and delivery unless they have outdoor dining/service to an absolute maximum of 15 people.
- 🍺Bars/Pubs serving food or wet pubs may remain open BUT only for take-away and delivery unless they have outdoor seating to an absolute maximum of 15 people.
- 🍺 Wet pubs in Dublin remain closed.
- 📚Libraries will be available for e-services and call and collect.
- 🎭 All indoor museums, galleries, cinemas and other cultural attractions should close.
- 🙏🏻 Religious services will move online, though places of worship may remain open for private prayer ⚰️ Maximum number of mourners to attend a funeral is 25. Over 70s and Medically Vulnerable
- ➡️ Those aged over 70 and the medically vulnerable are advised to continue to exercise personal judgement. It is recommended that they stay at home as much as possible, limit engagement to a very small network for short periods of time, while remaining physically distanced. It is recommended that they stay at home as much as possible, limit engagement to a very small network for short periods of time, while remaining physically distanced when taking exercise outdoors, it is important to maintain 2 metres distance from others and wash hands on returning home. It is recommended to shop during designated hours only, while wearing a face covering, and to avoid public transport.
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