No guarantee Covid lockdown will end on March 5, Taoiseach warns

Greater Garda enforcement and increased fines  — from €100 to €500 — for those outside the 5km travel limit will also come into effect.

Covid-19 has now claimed more than 3,000 lives in Ireland as several more months of enhanced restrictions on personal freedoms lie ahead.

Announcing the extension of level 5 lockdown until at least March 5, Taoiseach Micheál Martin warned there are “no guarantees” as to when restrictions will be eased.