Stephen Donnelly believes all remaining restrictions will be lifted before Christmas

Stephen Donnelly went to the Croke Park testing centre this morning to show his appreciation to staff working in the centres. File photo: Brian Lawless/PA

The Health Minister believes the lifting of all remaining Covid-19 restrictions on sectors will happen before Christmas.

Stephen Donnelly went to the Croke Park testing centre this morning to show his appreciation to staff working in the centres. He said although Ireland's case number rate is the third highest in Europe, the view within government is to reopen all of society before the end of the year.