Level 5 lockdown to remain until March 5 with stricter Covid rules for international travel 

The current set of restrictions are due to expire this week. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The cabinet subcommittee on Covid-19 meeting has ended, with Ministers set to recommend an extension to the Level 5 lockdown until March 5.

Proposals for new travel restrictions will also be brought to tomorrow's full meeting of Cabinet, but it is understood that no decision has been made on the Leaving Cert or a return to education, due next week.