Mask-wearing requirement could end as early as next week

The requirement to wear masks could end as early next week, sources have said. A sign on a shop door that face masks must be worn. File Picture: Denis Minihane.

Senior government officials will meet on Wednesday ahead of Nphet meeting a day later to discuss ongoing mask-wearing requirements.

The senior official's group meeting comes as Government sources said that they felt the requirements could be lifted as soon as next week. The positive feeling around the scrapping of remaining Covid-19 restrictions comes after a meeting between public health officials and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly.