Covid-19: Public urged to take care as restaurants 'in this for the long haul'

Shoppers in Grafton St, Dublin, this week. Justice Minister Helen McEntee warned: 'We're playing a balancing act here and there's no point in saying we're not.' Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Restaurants, cafes and pubs that serve food can reopen their doors today as Covid-19 restrictions continue to be eased.

It comes after shops, gyms, golf courses, hairdressers, cinemas, theatres and places of worship opened on Tuesday.