Covid-19: Mask on public transport to be made mandatory

A woman wears a face mask on a Bus Eireann bus in Cork City. Masks are to be mandatory on public transport from Monday. Picture: Andy Gibson

It will become mandatory to wear a mask on public transport in Ireland from Monday, the Government has said, while concerns grow over the efficacy of Ireland’s air travel restrictions in the face of a spike in travel-related Covid-19 infections.

Regulations were signed into effect last night mandating the use of masks for all public transport journeys to give effect to the new directive aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus as society continues to open up.