Government considering further restrictions on international travel

Ireland is considering further restrictions for non-essential travel, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has confirmed. Picture: Leon Farrell / Rollingnews.ie

The Government is considering restricting international travel to countries with rising Covid-19 rates.

Just days after three counties in Ireland saw restrictions reintroduced after a spike in coronavirus rates linked to meat processing plants, the Health Minister said the country will again review foreign travel.