Covid-19: The new restrictions sector-by-sector

The Government has ordered people to stay at home and warned that we may be entering the most challenging period since the outbreak of the pandemic.

Announcing the latest lockdown, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said tighter restrictions are needed to fight what he called "a deadly and ever-changing virus".

The Government has ordered people to stay at home and warned that we may be entering the most challenging period since the outbreak of the pandemic.