Mandatory hotel quarantine has started today for passengers arriving in Ireland from 33 countries considered "high risk". So far 76 people are booked in between now and May.
The system, which isolates new arrivals to prevent the spread of Covid-19, has been in place in other countries for over a year.
Irish people who have had to quarantine in other parts of the world have shared their experiences. "I was very nervous, it was a surreal experience, even though I knew I wasn't doing anything wrong." The police and army greeted Emily O’Brien when her flight landed in Adelaide.
It took her eight months to get there, where her partner was waiting for her. She said: "Everything just went out the window overnight. "I woke up one morning, and