Fully vaccinated Irish people can holiday in Med hotspots by July

It is clear that the main destinations of choice such as Portugal, Spain, France and Italy are not expected to require Irish tourists to isolate.

Fully vaccinated people will be able to travel to Mediterranean hotspots by the end of July without the need to quarantine, under Government plans to be announced later this week.

Cabinet sources have told the Irish Examiner that under the EU digital cert, travel within the EU 27 bloc of countries is envisaged and the need to quarantine, based on vaccination rates, will be set aside.