Covid-19 Q&A: All you need to know on travelling home for Christmas

The Government has adopted the EU's traffic light travel system, paving the way for easier travel between countries.

The Government has announced that people flying from red zone countries can avoid the 14-day quarantine period if they get a negative PCR Covid test within five days of arriving in Ireland. File picture: AP Photo/Ted S Warren

The Government has adopted a new EU traffic light travel system, designed to make international travel into Ireland easier while the fight against Covid continues. 

This could spell good news for people wanting to return home for Christmas, but how exactly does the system work, and how can people avoid the 14-day quarantine period upon arrival?