People have doubled the number of people they are meeting outside their household since the start of the year, the Economic and Social Research (ESRI) has said.
Data from the ESRI's Behavioural Research Unit shows that people have moved from meeting around two others outside their household in January compared to four others now, Dr Deirdre Robertson said.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland Dr Robertson said one "of the biggest predictors" of social activity has been the level of worry over the virus. "As cases have gone up, worry has gone up and that has changed behaviour." While there was still "significant worry" among the public, it is not increasing at the same level as it did last year when cases were rising, she said. "Probably since