The Cabinet will today consider extending the 5km Covid-19 travel restriction to a county-wide limit from mid-April . Senior Ministers in the group, chaired by Taoiseach Micheál Martin, agreed the change to travel restrictions should take place on April 12th rather than April 5th, when the current Level 5 restrictions were set to end. A Government source said this rationale behind the delayed easing was to “keep [case] numbers down over Easter school holidays”. Among the other issues being discussed are the easing of restrictions on children’s sport and the possible reopening of some construction sites. The return of click-and-collect services in retail will not now happen until May, the Cabinet is expected to decide today.

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2021 07:32 UTC