Brits hoping to travel to Ireland will have to quarantine for 14 days on arrival, reports claim - despite travel restrictions easing.
This is set to dash hopes of a weekend holiday in Dublin or staycations in Cork this summer, despite travel expected to be allowed to countries such as Greece and Spain imminently.
Government ministers have excluded Britain from its approved list of countries to set up travel with, despite fears it could affect diplomatic relationships, Independent.ie reports.
The paper claims that in a memo handed out in a Covid-19 sub-committee meeting, ministers were told it is “highly unlikely” that Britain will be included in a list of countries deemed safe for foreign travel.