If you squint, and put on an extra layer, it could almost have been Rome. On Thursday, customers of Italian restaurant Carluccios on Dublin's Dawson Street were enjoying their takeaway coffees and pastries in the sunshine.
There was a buzz in town, and life has undoubtedly returned to the city’s streets. But are we any closer to enjoying similar scenes on foreign shores?
The key to a return to overseas travel, in Europe at least, is the EU Digital Covid Certificate. From the beginning of July, EU countries have six weeks to implement the certificate.
The Minister of State for eGovernment, Ossian Smyth, has said Ireland hopes to roll out the system within a week of the EU launch.