Bars, restaurants and cafés can resume outdoor service from today as part of the latest lifting of Covid-19 restrictions. Gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres can also reopen for the first time this year as part of the easing of other measures.
As a result, thousands of people across the country will be returning to work. Local authorities in cities across the country, including Dublin, Cork and Galway, have pedestrianised a number of streets, along with installing additional public toilets and bins as part of efforts to facilitate an outdoor focused summer.
However people are still being urged to continue adhering to the public health guidelines such as social distancing and avoiding crowds.