Mandatory hotel quarantine sees 76 bookings as system comes online

The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry near Dublin Airport, which will be used as a Covid-19 quarantine hotel for air travellers arriving into Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)

Ireland’s mandatory hotel quarantine system has come into effect for passengers arriving from countries flagged as high risk for Covid-19 transmission.

So far there have been 76 bookings, with 37 people due to begin their stay at the hotels between now and the end of March.