Opinion
05 Jun 20

NEWSFLASH: People to be allowed to travel anywhere within their own county from Monday

People walking around The Liberties, Dublin, on Sunday 15th of March. Copyright Ava Holtzman.

It's a precursor to the planned scrapping of all travel limits by the end of June, and the re-opening of B&Bs and hotels

The breaking news is that from next Monday Irish people will be able to travel anywhere within their own county, and cross 20km into neighbouring ones. If this proves a success, all internal travel restrictions could be scrapped by the end of June and hotels and B&Bs allowed to reopen in social distancing mode. We'll keep you updated...

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— HSE Ireland (@HSELive) June 5, 2020

NEW: Govt to relax the 20km travel limit so that anyone can travel *anywhere within their county from Monday*, ahead of intended abolition of travel limits at end of June, when hotels and B&Bs will also be permitted to open. Boosts for tourism and rural Ireland. @VirginMediaNews

— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) June 5, 2020

For those asking: the ‘anywhere in your county’ is in addition to the 20km - you will be allowed to cross county lines to travel 20km, as well as travelling anywhere within the county boundary.

— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) June 5, 2020