The Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, and Minister for Health, Simon Harris, have issued strict guidelines for people to stay at home from midnight Friday 27th March.
The main rule is to STAY AT HOME. The only times you can leave your home are:
to travel to or from work if you are providing an essential service.
A full list of essential workers will be published on Saturday morning 28th of March 2020.
to shop for food
to collect medical prescriptions and medical supplies and attend medical appointments
to carry out vital services like caring (including family carers)
for brief individual exercise - within 2 kilometres of your house. (You can bring children but must keep 2 metres away from others for social distancing)
for farming
N.B.Restrictions in N.I. are different to restrictions in Ireland.