Delay to rules on Covid-19 testing for travellers into Ireland

A man wearing a protective face mask in the departures area of terminal one at Dublin airport (Brian Lawless/PA)

The introduction of new testing rules for arrivals into Ireland, introduced in response to the Omicron variant, has been delayed by 48 hours.

The PA news agency understands that industry figures were informed last night that the rules will now come into effect at midnight on Sunday.