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Ireland - Population: 4,882,495
Lockdown & social distancing
All counter measures
Date
Measure
Detail
Source
2020-03-12 General recommendations Reduce social interactions, distance kept of 2 m, do not shake hands, etc.... Government of Ireland
2020-03-12 Limit public gatherings Limit of more than 100 people gatherings indoor and more than 500 people outdoor. All state run cult... Department of Health
2020-03-13 Schools closure  All schools at all levels are closed until 29 March ... Department of Education
2020-03-15 Economic measures All employees and self employed who have lost emplyment due to covid-19 are entitled to Pandemic Une... Department of employment affairs and social protection
2020-03-16 Closure of businesses and public services All pubs across Ireland to close until at least the 29th of March... Department of the Taoiseach
2020-03-16 Public services closure  All pubs across Ireland to close until at least the 29th of March... Department of the Taoiseach
2020-03-18 Economic measures Measures put in place in coordination with 5 retail banks (AIB, Bank of Ireland, KBC, Permanent tsb ... Ministry of Finance
2020-03-24 Limit public gatherings all hotels to limit occupancy to essential non-social and non-tourist reasons... Department of the Taoiseach
2020-03-24 Closure of businesses and public services all theatres, clubs, gyms/leisure centres, hairdressers, betting shops, marts, markets, casinos, bin... Department of the Taoiseach
2020-03-24 Strengthening the public health system Private hospitals will operate effectively as public hospitals under Section 38 of the Health Act fo... Department of the Taoiseach
2020-03-24 Public services closure  all theatres, clubs, gyms/leisure centres, hairdressers, betting shops, marts, markets, casinos, bin... Department of the Taoiseach
2020-03-24 Border closure  All scheduled cruise ship travel will cease (thus partial border closure).... Department of the Taoiseach
2020-03-24 Economic measures The COVID Unemployment Payment is being raised to €350 a week.... Department of the Taoiseach
2020-03-28 Public services closure  All non-essential surgery, health procedures and other non-essential health services are postponed... Dept of Health
2020-03-28 Partial lockdown Ireland has enforced a partial lockdown. People may only leave their homes for 3 reasons: to travel ... Dept of Health
2020-03-28 Humanitarian exemptions pharmacists are to be allowed by law to dispense medicines outside the dates spelled out in prescrip... Dept of Health
2020-03-28 Limit public gatherings All visits to hospitals, residential healthcare centres, other residential settings are prisons are ... Dept of Health
2020-03-28 Visa restrictions The arrival of personal non-national maritime leisure vessels is banned (except to exceptions as 'po... Dept of Health
2020-03-28 General recommendations Local authorities will relax on-street parking laws to meet the travel needs of essential workers... Dept of Health
2020-03-28 Emergency administrative structures activated or established Manufacturers will be called on to adapt their manufacturing capacity to produce personal protective... Dept of Health
2020-03-28 Closure of businesses and public services All non-essential surgery, health procedures and other non-essential health services are postponed... Dept of Health
2020-03-28 Domestic travel restrictions There will be a nationwide restriction on travel outside of 2 kilometres from your place of residenc... Dept of Health
2020-04-03 Strengthening the public health system Medical products regulations 2020 was signed allowing the electornic tranfer of a prescription to a ... Department of Health
2020-04-04 Strengthening the public health system The HSE will provide access to PPE, expert advice and training to nursing home staff and each nursi... Department of Health
2020-04-04 Surveillance and monitoring Staff screening will start in nursing homes twice a day.... Department of Health
2020-04-04 Testing policy COVID-19 testing will be prioritised for nursing home staff.... Department of Health
2020-04-08 Surveillance and monitoring The Gardaí (Irish police) have been granted powers to enforce restrictions on public life in order ... Irish Times
2020-04-10 Surveillance and monitoring The Gardaí Síochana's (police) power to enforce COVID-19 restrictions, which came into effect on 8... Department of Health
2020-04-10 Partial lockdown All public health measures introduced which were due to end the 12th of April, will be extended unti... Department of the Taoiseach
2020-04-10 Schools closure  Junior certificate sttae exams will now be replaced by school-based exams and assessments which will... Department of Health
2020-04-17 Strengthening the public health system a census of mortality across all LTRC facilities to be carried out this weekend to cover all deaths,... Department of Health
2020-04-17 Testing policy Over next 7-10 days testing of staff and residents in all Long-Term Residential Care (LTRC) faciliti... Department of Health
2020-05-05 Limit public gatherings People will be now be able to go up to 5 kilometres from their home to exercise (before the limit wa... Gov.ie
2020-05-05 General recommendations Those who are cocooning can leave their homes for exercise so long as they avoid all contact with ot... Gov.ie
2020-05-07 Economic measures The covid-19 unemployment benefit will be extended beyond mid-June. End date undefined as of yet. ... RTE News
2020-05-18 Schools closure  School and college buildings may reopen for teachers and lecturers to facilitate remote learning... Department of Health
2020-05-18 Strengthening the public health system There will be increased delivery of non-COVID-19 care and services alongside COVID-19 care to meet d... Department of health
2020-05-18 Closure of businesses and public services The following businesses are permitted to reopen under social distancing guidelines: hardware stores... Department of Health
2020-05-18 Emergency administrative structures activated or established From 18 May the Department of Children will oversee the provision of childcare in the homes of 5,000... RTE News
2020-05-18 Limit public gatherings Outdoor sports and fitness activities in groups of no more than four are permitted within 5km of you... Department of Health
2020-05-18 General recommendations Irish gvmt recommends wearing a cloth face covering in situations where it is difficult to practice ... Department of Health
2020-05-18 Amendments to funeral and burial regulations Attendance at funerals is kept to a maximum of 10 people - and only members of the household, close ... Department of health
2020-06-08 Closure of businesses and public services All retail is now open and people are encouraged to shop locally and support local business... Gov.ie
2020-06-08 Domestic travel restrictions People can now travel within a 20 kilometre radius of our homes or anywhere within their own county ... Gov.ie
2020-06-08 Surveillance and monitoring The Guardai (police) in ireland can no longer enforce criminal penalties for the breaching of moveme... The Irish Times
2020-06-08 Limit public gatherings People can now gather for social or recreational purposes in other people’s homes, subject to a ma... Gov.ie
2020-06-08 Isolation and quarantine policies Passengers arriving from outside the island of Ireland are expected to self-isolate for 14 days. Pas... Gov.ie
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