Level 5 lockdown returns with travel and household gatherings restricted

Gardaí back in October mounted a checkpoint at Innishannon in Co Cork as part of Operation Fanacht, which was in place due to the countrywide Level 5 lockdown. Picture: Andy Gibson

The country has entered a new period of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in response to rising case numbers and a growing rate of infection in the community. 

This level 5 lockdown, agreed at a Cabinet meeting last week on Tuesday, sees the country return to similar restrictions in place before the start of December.