Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that the first phase of the lifting of the Covid-19 restrictions is to go ahead next Monday. “I can confirm that it is safe to proceed with phase one,” Mr Varadkar said. The next phase for reopening is due on Friday, June 5th, but Mr Varadkar this depends on the successful containment and suppression of the virus over the coming weeks. The Taoiseach said that the Government was advising people to wear face coverings on public transport and in crowded places indoors, but this will not be a legal requirement. However, the Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan warned that face coverings did not provide “some kind of magic shields against the disease”.

Source: The Irish Times May 15, 2020 05:58 UTC