Watch: Streets of Cork deserted as restrictions come into effect

Oliver Plunkett Street in Cork on Saturday after the announcement to restrict people from unnecessary outings during the current Covid-19 pandemic. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

New government-imposed restrictions on movement have come into effect today as the country tries to withhold the outbreak of Covid-19.

In Cork, the streets in the city and county were eerily quiet - a scene pictured as over the country as the measures, described by many as a 'lockdown' take effect.