Domestic use of digital Covid certs unlikely after March, says Varadkar

Requirement on wearing masks in crowded public places could become a seasonal requirement rather than a permanent rule

He said that the Irish people have done all they can as a society and there should be a dividend for that.

People are unlikely to need a digital Covid cert to enter a pub or restaurant after the end of March, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has told a private Fine Gael party meeting.

Mr Varadkar, addressing an online meeting of his party ahead of the return of the Dáil on Wednesday, said the cert will be required for international travel for some considerable time but “not for domestic purposes”.