# Travel

All time

# Your Say

Poll: Should travel restrictions between Ireland and the UK be lifted?

The vaccination programme is ramping up but easing restrictions too early could lead to another wave of Covid-19.

43.0k

May 14th 2021, 11:11 AM

# Travel

EU Commission proposes reopening of external borders

EU officials believe the vaccination campaigns will soon be a “game changer” in the fight against Covid-19.

28.5k

May 3rd 2021, 2:02 PM

# Shortlisted

India and Iran among five new countries added to mandatory hotel quarantine list

Seven states have been taken off the list from today.

19.2k

Apr 30th 2021, 7:23 PM

# Digital green Certificates

European Parliament votes to introduce EU Covid-19 passports - with some changes

MEPs said that the Covid certificate system should not be in place for longer than 12 months.

31.5k

Apr 29th 2021, 9:43 AM

# Travel

Spain says it is ready to welcome tourists from June

MEPs will today vote on a proposal for Digital Green Certificates.

50.6k

Apr 28th 2021, 8:03 AM

# covid19

India to be added to Ireland's mandatory hotel quarantine list

Three cases of the B1617 variant, which was first identified in India, have been confirmed in the Republic.

26.3k

Apr 27th 2021, 2:41 PM

# holiday! celebrate!

Ursula von der Leyen says fully vaccinated US tourists will be able to visit the EU

Individual member states are likely to adopt the EU’s Green Cert plans at a different pace.

25.9k

Apr 26th 2021, 9:13 AM

# Northern Ireland

NI announces 10-day mandatory hotel quarantine for 'red list' arrivals

The countries on the red list include Brazil, Kenya, South Africa and Venezuela.

38.6k

Apr 17th 2021, 7:47 AM

# Tourism

Tánaiste 'increasingly confident' that indoor and outdoor dining will reopen during the summer

Leo Varadkar said that it is “increasingly evident that outdoor dining is much safer than indoor”.

56.5k

Updated

Apr 15th 2021, 9:02 PM

# Travel

Israelis question why they have to quarantine in hotels in Ireland despite being fully vaccinated

“If you don’t accept people into the country who are vaccinated, are Irish people the same? When they go travelling does it mean nothing outside of Ireland?”

56.7k

Apr 9th 2021, 9:03 PM

# mandatory hotel quaratine

Irishman who can't come home for mother's funeral questions 'arbitrary' decision to add Puerto Rico to MHQ list

John Doherty has questioned why the country was added to the list while other US territories or the US itself were not.

54.0k

Apr 8th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Travel

Talks to take place this week to find a compromise on mandatory hotel quarantine expansion

One idea on the table is expanding the role of quarantining at home.

29.7k

Apr 5th 2021, 12:58 PM

# Travel

First group of passengers arrive in Ireland for mandatory hotel quarantine

All arrivals into Ireland, from 33 selected countries, must now stay in a hotel for 12-days before they are free to travel in Ireland.

70.1k

107

Updated

Mar 26th 2021, 2:44 PM

# hotel quarantine

Online booking portal for Ireland's mandatory hotel quarantine is now live

The Tifco Hotel Group has been appointed as the service provider for the quarantine hotels.

The mandatory hotel quarantine will come into effect at 4am on Friday.

The Tifco Hotel Group has been appointed as the service provider for the quarantine hotels.

All passengers travelling to Ireland from designated States must enter mandatory hotel quarantine.

75.7k

139

Updated

Mar 23rd 2021, 8:52 AM

# Travel

President Michael D Higgins signs mandatory quarantine legislation into law

The law was passed in the Dáil and Seanad.

165k

144

Updated

Mar 7th 2021, 2:10 PM

# Travel

Ryanair announces eight new routes for Belfast City Airport from this summer

Ryanair has not operated at Belfast airport since 2010.

28.2k

Mar 4th 2021, 1:52 PM

# international travel

Donnelly meeting with Glynn to discuss whether more countries should be added to mandatory hotel quarantine list

There are currently 20 countries on the ‘category 2′ list.

18.2k

Feb 25th 2021, 1:12 PM

# ICU

Number of people with Covid-19 in hospitals drops below 600

Ten Covid-19 patients being treated in ICU died in the 24 hours up to 8am yesterday – the single highest daily number.

19.3k

Feb 25th 2021, 9:05 AM

Voices

Opinion: No foreign travel this year? All is not lost, Ireland has a lot to offer

As foreign travel appears to be entirely off the radar for 2021, many are turning their attention to trips at home. Here, travel writer Deirdre Mullins shares some of Ireland’s hidden gems.

81.4k

155

Feb 20th 2021, 8:30 AM

# Enforcement

AGSI boss surprised to hear about Garda role in hotel quarantine - as Cabinet yet to sign off on Bill

The Cabinet is yet to sign off on mandatory hotel quarantine for some travellers arriving in Ireland.

15.5k

Feb 17th 2021, 2:07 PM

# Travel

DUP says a two-island approach to international travel is worth 'exploring'

The party’s leader said there was “scope for cooperation” on a joint approach between Ireland and the UK.

39.4k

Feb 14th 2021, 7:05 PM

# international travel

20 countries to be on Ireland's mandatory hotel quarantine list

Primary legislation is required before people are mandated to quarantine in hotels.

89.3k

Feb 11th 2021, 8:32 AM

# travelling abroad

Government plans to increase fines for non-essential international travel from €500 to €2,000

The €500 fine was not seen as enough of a deterrent to stop people travelling abroad.

42.0k

174

Feb 10th 2021, 2:09 PM

# Travel

Ryanair says it owes no money to travel agents, denies claims that airline is causing refund 'logjam'

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary said last week that there is no backlog and all refunds have been issued.

20.1k

Updated

Feb 9th 2021, 2:39 PM

# Travel

Nearly 300 people fined €100 each at Dublin Airport in last days of January

Additionally, over 300 people arrived to Ireland without a valid PCR test last month.

123k

Feb 1st 2021, 7:12 PM

# Travel

France to close borders to non-EU countries to limit spread of Covid-19

France is restricting its borders and shutting all large shopping centres from tomorrow.

20.2k

Jan 30th 2021, 1:32 PM

# four walls

Mandatory hotel quarantine to be expanded and 'Iceland model' explored - Tánaiste

Arrivals from Brazil or South Africa or those without a PCR test are currently facing hotel quarantine.

40.0k

Jan 28th 2021, 1:39 PM

# Travel

Over 100 breaches of PCR test rule at Dublin Airport recorded under new rules

The Department of Justice said the breaches were a mixture of people failing to provide a test result and others providing a test result from beyond the 72-hour limit.

67.0k

Jan 28th 2021, 12:05 AM

# Travel

Taoiseach: Almost half of passengers who arrived at Dublin Airport yesterday had been on holiday

Micheál Martin said 397 people arriving at the airport yesterday were returning from holiday.

156k

151

Jan 27th 2021, 9:40 PM

# Travel

Confusion reigns over mandatory quarantine rules for arrivals from Britain

The HSE had changed advice on its website but the DFA has said the situation has not changed.

39.7k

Jan 27th 2021, 6:16 PM

# covid19

Minister says gardaí will not enter homes to ensure people are quarantining after travel

If people are found not to be at home when they receive a call, they could face a fine of up to €2,500.

42.8k

102

Updated

Jan 27th 2021, 1:51 PM

# covid measures

Level 5 restrictions to remain in place until 5 March as ministers agree on mandatory quarantine measures

There will also be additional checks at the ports and airports.

259k

186

Jan 25th 2021, 9:09 PM

# mandatory quarantine

Govt looking at mandatory quarantine for arrivals without a PCR test and from 'high risk' areas

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has also spoken about a potential ‘two island’ solution with the UK.

68.9k

110

Updated

Jan 22nd 2021, 5:47 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should there be mandatory quarantine for people who arrive in Ireland from abroad?

A number of other countries have brought in mandatory quarantine.

67.0k

153

Jan 22nd 2021, 11:04 AM

# international travel

Mandatory quarantine unlikely and only to be considered if UK opted for similar system

Irish government favours asking people to restrict their movements.

15.3k

Jan 19th 2021, 6:37 PM

# international travel

No plans to ban South American passengers as there are no direct flights into Ireland

Travellers from South America are no longer allowed to come into the UK, amid fears over a new virus variant first identified in Brazil.

14.8k

Jan 15th 2021, 3:43 PM

# ECDC

European agency to amend travel advice following criticism from top Irish health officials

The ECDC said elements of its advice around international travel “need to be modified”.

21.8k

Jan 14th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Travel

People travelling from Britain or South Africa required to have negative Covid test before arrival

The change will kick in this Saturday.

7.8k

Jan 6th 2021, 5:44 PM

# Coronavirus

All travellers into Ireland will need negative PCR test from previous 72 hours

The travel ban from Britain is set to be lifted at midnight on Friday.

96.9k

Updated

Jan 5th 2021, 9:01 PM

# New Strain

People who arrived in Ireland from Britain since 8 December under 'enhanced surveillance'

Dr Colm Henry said NPHET will “be looking at enhanced surveillance of these passengers coming in”.

60.4k

Dec 23rd 2020, 9:41 AM