Mandatory hotel quarantine expected to be enacted this week

The new quarantine system, announced in January, will see arrivals from 33 countries forced to stay at a hotel at their own expense for 14 days. Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Mandatory hotel quarantine is expected to be enacted this week, more than two weeks after it was signed into law.

Any arrival who fails to adhere to the rules when arriving from certain countries will be fined €4,000 and face a possible month in prison.