With restrictions easing, here's what you can and cannot do this bank holiday weekend

Friends are now able to meet up in parks or in other outdoor settings, but unfortunately not in their own back gardens. Picture Larry Cummins

The May bank holiday weekend is upon us, and even though the weather might be against us for the most part, people will still want to make the most of their time off.

The Taoiseach's announcement on Thursday of the lifting of further restrictions over the coming weeks and months has given much hope that we will finally see the end of this pandemic.