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<h1 style="text-align:left;">Lifting of some Covid-19 Restrictions: Phase 1</h1>

<h1 style="text-align:left;">Stay at Home</h1>

You should still stay at home as much as you possibly can. A 5km travel limit will be in place.

<h1 style="text-align:left;">Meeting in Small Groups Outside</h1>

Up to 4 people who don't live together can meet outdoors while keeping at least 2 metres apart.

<h1 style="text-align:left;">Funerals</h1>

The current restrictions will remain in place. Attendance at funerals is kept to a maximum of 10 people - and only members of the household, close family or close friends if the deceased has no household or family members.

Shops and other Commercial Businesses

The following businesses will be able to open on May 18:

<ul>
<li style="text-align:left;">hardware stores.</li>
<li style="text-align:left;">builders merchants and those providing essential supplies and tools for gardening.</li>
<li style="text-align:left;">farming and agriculture; garden centres and farmers markets.</li>
<li style="text-align:left;">Opticians/Optometrists/Outlets providing hearing test services, selling hearing aids and appliances.</li>
<li style="text-align:left;">retailers involved in the sale, supply and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles and related facilities (for example, tyre sales and repairs).</li>
<li style="text-align:left;">office products and services; electrical, IT and phone sales, repair and maintenance services for home. This does not include homeware stores.</li>
</ul>

<h1 style="text-align:left;">Education and Childcare</h1>

Childcare Services

Childcare services will be available to essential healthcare workers only. 

<h1 style="text-align:left;">Opening of Schools and Colleges</h1>

School and college buildings will be opened for access by teachers for organisation and distribution of remote learning.

Work

People Who Work Outdoors

A phased return of outdoor workers (for example: construction workers, gardeners, including people working on allotments) will be allowed. Social distancing requirements continue to apply.

Remote Working

Remote working is to continue for all workers or businesses that can currently do so. 

Sport and Tourism

Outdoor Spaces

Outdoor spaces and tourism sites (for example: car parks, beaches, mountain walks) will be opened where people can move around freely and where social distancing can be maintained. 

Public Sports Grounds

Public sport amenities (for example: pitches, tennis courts, golf courses) can be opened where social distancing can be maintained. 

Group Exercise

People can exercise - either on their own or in a group of no more than 4 people - where social distancing can be maintained and where there is no contact with other people. 

Health and Social Care

There will be increased delivery of non-COVID-19 care and services alongside COVID-19 care to meet demand through:

<ul>
<li style="text-align:left;">implementing measures to ensure safe delivery of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 care and services side by side.</li>
<li style="text-align:left;">continuing to deliver care and services in new ways (for example: through telephone, online, virtual clinics) and new models of care to meet demand and to alleviate concerns of patients, service users and healthcare workers.</li>
<li style="text-align:left;">the use of masks, personal protective equipment, testing and other measures that may emerge over time.</li>
<li style="text-align:left;">continuing to support the mental health and wellbeing initiatives directed to meeting the diverse mental health and resilience needs of the public during these times.</li>
</ul>

Wearing of Face Coverings

See <a href="https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/aac74c-guidance-on-safe-use-of-face-coverings/" target="_self">here</a> for more information on when, where and how to wear a face covering.

The above information has been extracted from official documentation provided by the Department of the Taoiseach. Guidelines are for the general public. Find out more at <a href="https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/ad5dd0-easing-the-covid-19-restrictions-on-may-18-phase-1/" target="_self">https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/ad5dd0-easing-the-covid-19-restrictions-on-may-18-phase-1/</a> &nbsp;

Lifting of some Covid-19 Restrictions: Phase 1

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