Irish Examiner view: Time to relax travel restrictions

Travel industry leaders say the Government must relax the rules around international travel.

There is a low incidence of coronavirus transmission from travel abroad. Picture: Stephen Collins

Is it time for the Government to reconsider its quarantine restrictions for those arriving in Ireland from abroad? 

The low incidence of coronavirus transmission from travel abroad, along with the devastating effect that restrictions are having on the Irish travel industry, suggests that it should.