Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will not ban travel between the North and South of Ireland. However, the Taoiseach is assessing whether to ban all non-essential travel into Ireland following a proposal by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The Commission President called on all EU states to ban non-essential travel into the EU for 30 days. “The Commission President has also confirmed that they would not restrict movement of UK citizens within the rest of the EU,” he added. The European Commission’s proposals are for a temporary ban of non-essential travel into the EU apart from exemptions for EU citizens, healthcare workers and goods vehicles.

Source: Irish Independent March 16, 2020 17:26 UTC