Museums, galleries, cinemas and non-essential retail are set to reopen from next week onwards, under plans being considered on exiting the Level 5 lockdown, Cabinet sources have confirmed. Hairdressers and gyms may be allowed to reopen and religious services could return from next week under plan, though restaurants may have to wait until later in December. Cabinet sources across Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens say Ministers will push for the reopening of shops, restaurants and churches from next week onwards. The Government is eager to avoid another wave of Covid-19 cases and having to introduce further measures in January. The deaths of six more people with Covid-19 was reported by the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) on Tuesday evening.

Source: The Irish Times November 24, 2020 08:22 UTC