Covid-19: Kildare lockdown lifted with immediate effect

Garda checkpoint between Meath and Kildare border near the N4 motorway at Kilcock, Co. Kildare. Picture: Collins Photos

The Kildare lockdown has been lifted by the Government with immediate effect.

The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) met earlier today and reviewed the epidemiological situation in Kildare and confirmed that it continues to improve and is now broadly similar to that across the country.