Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland (2021)

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The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland during 2021.

Timeline[edit]

January 2021[edit]

  • 1 January
  • 2 January
    • A further 3,394 cases and 4 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 96,926 cases and 2,252 deaths.[3]
    • It was revealed that there were approximately 9,000 positive COVID-19 tests not yet logged on the HSE's IT systems, due to both limitations in the software; and lack of staff to check and input details, meaning there is an effective ceiling of approximately 1,700 to 2,000 cases that can be logged each day.[4]
    • The Director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory Cillian de Gascun announced that a further 9 cases of the UK variant of COVID-19 had been detected in the Republic of Ireland from 23 December to 29 December, bringing the total number of cases identified to 16.[5]
  • 3 January – a further 4,962 cases and 7 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 101,887 cases and 2,259 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[6]
  • 4 January – a further 6,110 cases and 6 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 107,997 cases and 2,265 deaths.[7]
  • 5 January
  • 6 January
    • A further 7,836 cases and 17 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 121,154 cases and 2,299 deaths. 4 previously notified cases were de-notified.[13]
    • The Government of Ireland agreed a number of new lockdown measures including the closure of all schools until February with Leaving Certificate students allowed to attend school for three days a week,[14] the closure of all non-essential construction sites with certain exceptions at 6pm on 8 January, the requirement from 9 January for all passengers from the UK and South Africa to have a negative PCR test that they acquired within 72 hours of travelling and the prohibition of click-and-collect services for non-essential retail.[15]
    • Following the approval of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by the European Medicines Agency on 6 January 2021, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar announced that the vaccine would allow 10,000 more people in Ireland to be vaccinated per week.[16]
    • It was announced that Minister for Justice Helen McEntee tested positive for COVID-19.[17]
  • 7 January
  • 8 January
  • 9 January – a further 4,824 cases (including 1 probable case) and 9 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 140,727 cases and 2,336 deaths.[25]
  • 10 January – a further 6,888 cases and 8 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 147,613 cases and 2,344 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[26]
  • 11 January
    • A further 4,929 cases and 8 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 152,539 cases and 2,352 deaths. 3 previously notified cases were de-notified.[27]
    • The purchase of alcohol with supermarket vouchers as well as a number of multi-buy schemes were banned under new legislation that came into effect.[28]
    • Figures revealed by the Our World in Data organisation showed that Ireland had the highest daily number of new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the world for every million people.[29]
    • Gardaí received new COVID-19 enforcement powers, including the power to fine people €100 in breach in the 5 km travel limit.[30]
  • 12 January
    • A further 3,086 cases and 46 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 155,591 cases and 2,397 deaths. 34 previously notified cases were de-notified.[31]
    • The Government of Ireland agreed that all passengers arriving into Ireland would need a negative PCR COVID-19 test taken 72 hours before departure from Saturday 16 January.[32]
    • The first shipment of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the Republic of Ireland.[33]
    • The Irish Prison Service announced that three prisoners in Portlaoise and Mountjoy Prisons tested positive for COVID-19.[34]
  • 13 January
  • 14 January
    • A further 3,955 cases and 28 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 163,057 cases and 2,488 deaths. 42 previously notified cases were de-notified.[37]
    • Gardaí issued 29 fines to people breaching the 5 km travel limit over the previous 7 days including three people who travelled 80 km to "collect burgers from a takeaway" in Ringsend, Dublin.[38]
    • The National Transport Authority announced that reduced timetables for bus operators in Dublin (including Dublin Bus and Go-Ahead Ireland) would recommence from Monday 18 January and would run at 80% capacity.[39]
  • 15 January
  • 16 January
    • A further 3,231 cases and 60 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 169,780 cases and 2,595 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 7 cases were de-notified.[42]
    • Around 1,800 healthcare workers received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at three mass vaccination centres that opened in Dublin, Galway and Portlaoise.[43]
    • The Department of Health announced the suspension of all nursing and midwifery student placements for two weeks due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staffing levels.[44]
  • 17 January
  • 18 January
    • A further 2,121 cases and 8 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 174,843 cases and 2,616 deaths. 4 previously notified cases were de-notified.[48]
    • The number of patients with COVID-19 being treated in hospitals around the country reached a record 2,023, with 200 in ICUs and over 400 people receiving high-grade ventilation and respiratory support.[49]
  • 19 January
    • A further 2,001 cases and 93 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 176,839 cases and 2,708 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 5 cases were de-notified.[50]
    • The Government of Ireland was forced to abandon plans to reopen special schools on Thursday 21 January for thousands of children with special educational needs following safety concerns among staff unions.[51]
  • 20 January
    • A further 2,488 cases and 61 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 179,324 cases and 2,768 deaths. 1 previously notified deaths and 3 cases were de-notified.[52]
    • The St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin was cancelled for a second year.[53]
  • 21 January – a further 2,608 cases and 51 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 181,922 cases and 2,818 deaths. 1 previously notified death was de-notified.[54]
  • 22 January
  • 23 January
    • A further 1,910 cases and 77 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 186,184 cases and 2,947 deaths. 5 previously notified cases were de-notified.[60]
    • Speaking on RTÉ's Brendan O'Connor programme, Taoiseach Micheál Martin stated that COVID-19 vaccinations for people over the age of 70 may be delayed due to issues with the supply of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, and also stated that COVID-19 restrictions would be in place for at least the first six months of the year and that not all of the 1 million students nationwide would be back in school before St Patrick's Day.[61]
  • 24 January – a further 1,378 cases and 23 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 187,554 cases and 2,970 deaths. 8 previously notified cases were de-notified.[62]
  • 25 January
    • A further 1,372 cases and 7 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 188,923 cases and 2,977 deaths. 3 previously notified cases were de-notified.[63]
    • Gardaí warned that foreign holidays were not deemed essential as 1,500 fines were issued to people breaching the 5 km travel limit in the previous two weeks.[64]
    • Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced that community vaccination of people aged 70 and over would begin in mid-February.[65]
    • A meat processing plant in Bunclody, County Wexford confirmed 42 cases of COVID-19 following screening of all staff on 15 January.[66]
    • An Garda Síochána, Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Department of Health warned the public to be aware of possible scam text messages and phone calls relating to the COVID-19 vaccine.[67]
  • 26 January
  • 27 January – a further 1,335 cases and 54 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 191,182 cases and 3,120 deaths. 4 previously notified cases were de-notified.[73]
  • 28 January – a further 1,466 cases and 47 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 192,645 cases and 3,167 deaths. 3 previously notified cases were de-notified.[74]
  • 29 January
    • A further 1,254 cases and 48 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 193,892 cases and 3,214 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 7 cases were de-notified.[75]
    • Ireland was expected to receive 300,000 fewer doses of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March as a result of a shortfall in deliveries to the EU.[76]
    • Gardaí issued more than 2,400 fines to people breaching the 5 km travel limit in the previous two weeks, including a man who travelled 200 km to "collect a puppy as a gift" in Cork.[77]
  • 30 January
  • 31 January – a further 1,247 cases and 15 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 196,547 cases and 3,307 deaths. 3 previously notified cases were de-notified.[81]

February 2021[edit]

COVID-19 Resilience and Recovery 2021 – The Path Ahead[edit]

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March 2021[edit]

  • 1 March
    • A further 687 cases and 1 death were reported, bringing the totals to 220,273 cases and 4,319 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 6 cases were de-notified.[181]
    • Over 320,000 junior primary school pupils and Leaving Certificate students nationwide returned to school for the first time since Christmas.[182][183][184]
    • A school in north Dublin confirmed a case of COVID-19 on the first day of reopening schools nationwide as parents received an urgent letter from the school.[185][186]
  • 2 March
    • A further 359 cases and 14 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 220,630 cases and 4,333 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[187]
    • A man in his 30s was arrested in connection with a firework attack on Gardaí at a violent anti-lockdown protest in Dublin city centre on 27 February.[188][189][190]
    • Three men in their 20s were arrested and more than 50 fixed payment notices were issued in Limerick after Gardaí broke up a street party involving large groups of students drinking, dancing, singing and setting of fireworks, near the University of Limerick.[191][192][193]
    • A secondary school in Cork confirmed a case of COVID-19 while a south Dublin school announced its closure due to a confirmed case of COVID-19 just one day after schools reopened.[194][195]
  • 3 March
    • A further 566 cases and 25 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 221,189 cases and 4,357 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 7 cases were de-notified.[196]
    • One of the three men arrested following a street party in Castletroy, Limerick on the night of 2 March was charged with public order offences, as the University of Limerick warned that any student who were found breaking the university's code of conduct could face temporary suspension or expulsion, while Minister for Justice Helen McEntee urged young people to comply with COVID-19 restrictions.[197][198][199]
    • Jake Merriman, a 30-year-old man, appeared in court charged in connection with a firework attack on Gardaí at an anti-lockdown protest in Dublin city centre on 27 February.[200][201][202]
  • 4 March
  • 5 March – a further 522 cases and 9 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 222,160 cases and 4,405 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[210]
  • 6 March
    • A further 539 cases and 14 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 222,699 cases and 4,419 deaths. 9 previously notified cases were de-notified.[211]
    • Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced that Ireland had reached the milestone of half a million COVID-19 vaccines administered.[212][213][214]
    • Gardaí arrested 6 people (5 men and 1 woman) as around 450 people attended an anti-lockdown protest in Cork city centre that ended without incident.[215][216][217]
  • 7 March
    • A further 525 cases and 3 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 223,219 cases and 4,422 deaths. 5 previously notified cases were de-notified.[218]
    • President Michael D. Higgins signed into law the legislation to bring in mandatory hotel quarantine for certain passengers entering the country from high-risk countries.[219][220][221]
  • 8 March
  • 9 March
  • 10 March
  • 11 March
    • A further 592 cases and 10 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 225,179 cases and 4,509 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[241]
    • Ireland officially marked one year since the first death of COVID-19 in the country was confirmed on 11 March 2020, the same day when COVID-19 was declared a pandemic.[242][243]
    • Under new nursing home visitation guidance approved by the National Public Health Emergency Team, residents in nursing homes would be permitted two visits per week on general compassionate grounds from 22 March.[244][245][246]
  • 12 March
    • A further 646 cases and 10 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 225,820 cases and 4,518 deaths. 5 previously notified cases were de-notified.[247]
    • Latest figures showed that as of 11 March, Gardaí had issued over 13,600 fines to people breaching COVID-19 regulations, with over 10,013 fines issued for non-essential travel and 2,040 fines issued for attending or hosting house parties.[248][249][250]
    • Gardaí confirmed that two people were arrested and more than 80 fines were issued after around 300 people gathered for the funeral of a young Traveller man in Carrick-on-Shannon on 11 March, despite Level 5 restrictions limiting mourners to 10 people.[251][252][253]
    • Nine residents at a nursing home with an outbreak of COVID-19 in Trim, County Meath died after the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were administered there.[254][255]
  • 13 March – a further 543 cases and 16 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 226,358 cases and 4,534 deaths. 5 previously notified cases were de-notified.[256]
  • 14 March
  • 15 March
  • 16 March
    • A further 349 cases and 18 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 227,663 cases and 4,552 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[271]
    • An Garda Síochána urged people to stay at home for St Patrick's Day as a significant policing operation was put in place to deal with planned protests in Dublin city with 2,500 Gardaí being deployed across the country.[272][273][274]
    • Latest figures released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) showed that 1,842 tests for COVID-19 were carried out in 108 schools in the past 7 days, with 44 positive cases confirmed in primary, secondary and special schools across the country.[275][276][277]
  • 17 March
    • A further 557 cases and 17 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 228,215 cases and 4,566 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[278]
    • Gardaí arrested 21 people after around 700 protestors took part in a number of anti-lockdown protests in Dublin city centre, Herbert Park and at the RTÉ campus in Donnybrook.[279][280][281]
  • 18 March
    • A further 582 cases and no deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 228,796 cases and 4,566 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[282]
    • It was confirmed that 7 Gardaí were injured (including five hospitalised) after being kicked, punched and spat at in separate violent anti-lockdown protests which took place in Dublin on St Patrick's Day.[283][284][285]
  • 19 March
    • A further 507 cases (including 3 probable cases) and 10 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 229,360 cases and 4,576 deaths. 57 previously notified cases were de-notified.[286]
    • The National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommended that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could continue to be used in Ireland following approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on 18 March.[287][288][289]
    • Latest figures showed that as of 18 March, Gardaí had issued over 15,358 fines to people breaching COVID-19 regulations, with over 11,072 fines issued for non-essential travel and over 2,300 fines issued for attending or hosting house parties.[290][291][292]
  • 20 March
    • A further 525 cases and 9 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 229,831 cases and 4,585 deaths.[293]
    • The Health Service Executive (HSE) resumed administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a number of hospitals across the country after a precautionary pause.[294][295][296]
    • Gardaí arrested 11 people and issued a number of fines after around 200 protestors took part in an anti-lockdown protest in the Phoenix Park in Dublin city centre.[297][298][299]
  • 21 March
    • A further 769 cases and 2 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 230,599 cases and 4,587 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[300]
    • Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath stated that mandatory hotel quarantine for travellers arriving into Ireland from designated countries would come into effect by the end of the week.[301][302]
  • 22 March
  • 23 March
    • A further 371 cases and 24 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 231,484 cases and 4,610 deaths. 2 previously notified deaths and 6 cases were de-notified.[312]
    • The booking portal for mandatory hotel quarantine in Ireland opened for those arriving into the country from Friday 26 March, with a 12-night stay for passengers arriving from high risk countries costing €1,875 each.[313][314][315]
    • Six classes were sent home from a primary school in County Longford after five cases of COVID-19 were confirmed.[316][317]
    • A class was sent home following an outbreak of COVID-19 at a primary school in Dublin.[318][319]
  • 24 March
  • 25 March
    • A further 606 cases and 3 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 232,758 cases and 4,631 deaths.[331]
    • Nearly 1,700 people attended the five new temporary walk-in COVID-19 testing centres for people with no symptoms operated by the National Ambulance Service that opened in Dublin and Offaly.[332][333][334]
    • Tánaiste Leo Varadkar told the Dáil that getting daily COVID-19 cases to the low numbers achieved last year was "not a prospect" due to the B.1.1.7 variant and that it was "very hard to see" how it was possible to secure a rate lower than 500 cases per day, despite "the enormous efforts of the Irish people".[335][336][337]
  • 26 March
  • 27 March
  • 28 March
    • A further 604 cases and 13 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 234,541 cases and 4,666 deaths.[362]
    • A second person who absconded from a mandatory hotel quarantine facility on 27 March was located, while a search for the third male continued.[363][364][365]
  • 29 March
    • A further 539 cases and 1 death were reported, bringing the totals to 235,078 cases and 4,667 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[366]
    • Latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office showed that serious crime dropped by over a third in 2020 during the pandemic, while over 1,000 breaches of COVID-19 regulations were classified as crimes by Gardaí including the non-wearing of face coverings and international travel.[367][368][369]
  • 30 March
    • A further 368 cases and 14 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 235,444 cases and 4,681 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[370]
    • The Government of Ireland announced a phased easing of Level 5 restrictions from Monday 12 April, with people allowed to travel within their county, two households allowed to meet socially outdoors, people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 allowed to meet other fully vaccinated people indoors, and the resumption of all residential construction projects from that date.[371][372][373]
    • From 19 April:[374][375][376]
      • Elite-level senior GAA matches and training could resume
    • From 26 April:
      • Outdoor sports facilities (such as pitches, golf courses and tennis courts) could reopen
      • Outdoor visitor attractions (such as zoos, open pet farms, heritage sites) could reopen
      • Maximum attendance at funerals would increase from 10 to 25 on compassionate grounds
    • From 4 May:
      • Full reopening of construction activity
      • Phased reopening of non-essential retail and personal services
      • Religious services, museums and galleries could reopen and resume
    • The United States and a number of EU countries, including France, Germany and Italy, were recommended for inclusion in Ireland's mandatory hotel quarantine list in advice given to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly by the National Public Health Emergency Team.[377][378][379]
    • Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced an update to the COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Strategy with priority groups being changed to an age-based system after vulnerable people with underlying conditions were vaccinated.[380][381][382]
    • The Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed that three passengers staying in mandatory hotel quarantine tested positive for COVID-19.[383][384][385]
  • 31 March
    • A further 411 cases and 6 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 235,854 cases and 4,687 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[386]
    • Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed that shoe shops would be allowed to sell children's footwear by appointment only.[387][388][389]
    • The Taoiseach told the Dáil that a national portal allowing for everyone to register for a COVID-19 vaccine would be available by the third week in April.[390][391][392]
    • The Health Service Executive (HSE) announced that seven new walk-in COVID-19 testing centres for asymptomatic people would open from April in Dublin, Meath, Westmeath, Kildare and Galway in an effort to bring down cases that are high in certain areas.[393][394][395]

April 2021[edit]

  • 1 April
  • 2 April
    • A further 591 cases and 8 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 237,187 cases and 4,713 deaths. 4 previously notified cases were de-notified.[415]
    • Two women in their 30s were arrested and charged after refusing to enter mandatory hotel quarantine upon arrival in Dublin Airport from Dubai.[416][417][418]
    • A COVID-19 outbreak of 15 cases was confirmed in a special school in Clontarf, Dublin.[419]
  • 3 April
    • A further 511 cases and 2 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 237,695 cases and 4,715 deaths. 3 previously notified cases were de-notified.[420]
    • Around 300 protestors took part in an anti-lockdown protest at the National Monument on the Grand Parade in Cork city centre.[421][422][423]
  • 4 April
    • A further 457 cases and 3 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 238,148 cases and 4,718 deaths. 4 previously notified cases were de-notified.[424]
    • The High Court made orders allowing two women who refused to enter mandatory hotel quarantine after arriving into Dublin Airport following their return from a trip to Dubai for cosmetic procedures to leave Mountjoy Women's Prison and continue to quarantine at a designated hotel.[425][426][427]
    • Gardaí arrested 8 people as part of a policing plan around an anti-lockdown protest planned in Dublin city centre.[428][429][430]
  • 5 April – a further 320 cases and no deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 238,466 cases and 4,718 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[431]
  • 6 April
    • A further 443 cases and 9 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 238,907 cases and 4,727 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[432]
    • A number of Gardaí were forced to self-isolate after a guest staying at a quarantine hotel tested positive for COVID-19.[433][434][435]
    • Minister for Education Norma Foley defended the Government decision to change the vaccine roll-out schedule to an aged-based system stating it was "not a value judgement on any given profession", as teachers' unions continued to call for their members to be prioritised.[436][437][438]
    • Three women who absconded from a mandatory hotel quarantine facility in Dublin were found by Gardaí almost 200 km away near Loughrea, County Galway.[439][440][441]
  • 7 April
  • 8 April
  • 9 April
  • 10 April – a further 455 cases and 14 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 240,643 cases and 4,783 deaths. 4 previously notified cases were de-notified.[478]
  • 11 April
    • A further 303 cases (the lowest number of daily cases recorded since mid-December 2020) and 2 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 240,945 cases and 4,785 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[479][480][481]
    • An Irish man and an Israeli woman who challenged their detention in mandatory hotel quarantine and claimed they had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were released pending court hearings.[482][483][484]
  • 12 April
    • A further 394 cases and no deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 241,330 cases and 4,785 deaths. 9 previously notified cases were de-notified.[485]
    • The phased easing of Level 5 restrictions began with the 5 km travel limit lifted, the resumption of all residential construction work, two households could meet up outdoors and the full reopening of all schools.[486][487][488]
    • Following a lengthy meeting, the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) recommend that only people over 60 years of age should get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and that a second dose of the vaccine should not be given to anyone who developed unusual blood clots with low platelets after the first dose.[489][490][491]
    • Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced that arrivals from Israel, Albania and St Lucia were no longer required to complete their quarantine period in a hotel and could quarantine at home instead.[492][493][494]
    • According to The Irish Times, six stillbirths in Ireland had been linked to COVID-19-related infection of the placenta.[495][496]
  • 13 April
    • A further 358 cases and 18 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 241,684 cases and 4,803 deaths. 4 previously notified cases were de-notified.[497]
    • The Health Service Executive (HSE) announced that all AstraZeneca clinics were cancelled for the rest of the week, except for those arranged for certain people aged over 60.[498][499][500]
    • Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced that mandatory hotel quarantine bookings were paused on a precautionary basis, in order to ramp up capacity in the system.[501][502][503]
  • 14 April
    • A further 431 cases and 12 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 242,105 cases and 4,812 deaths. 10 previously notified cases were de-notified.[504]
    • Ireland was set to receive 545,000 additional doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from April to June as part of a wider EU agreement.[505][506][507]
  • 15 April
    • A further 309 cases and 8 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 242,402 cases and 4,820 deaths. 12 previously notified cases were de-notified.[508]
    • Over 26,000 people registered for a COVID-19 vaccination after the online portal for 69-year-olds went live.[509][510][511]
    • The Health Service Executive (HSE) announced that four new walk-in COVID-19 testing centres for asymptomatic people would open from 22 April in Dublin and Tipperary in an effort to bring down cases that are high in certain areas.[512]
  • 16 April
    • A further 420 cases and 11 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 242,819 cases and 4,831 deaths. 3 previously notified cases were de-notified.[513]
    • The European Commission urged the Government of Ireland to amend or possibly scrap mandatory hotel quarantine for EU citizens and sought clarifications as to why a number of EU member states were subject to the rules.[514][515][516]
    • Latest figures showed that as of 15 April, Gardaí had issued over 20,280 fines to people breaching COVID-19 regulations, with over 14,650 fines issued for non-essential travel and over 3,500 fines issued for attending or hosting house parties.[517][518][519]
  • 17 April – a further 420 cases and 4 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 243,238 cases and 4,835 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[520]
  • 18 April – a further 269 cases and 1 death were reported, bringing the totals to 243,508 cases and 4,836 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[521]
  • 19 April
  • 20 April
  • 21 April – a further 401 cases and 15 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 244,695 cases and 4,856 deaths. 6 previously notified deaths and 3 cases were de-notified.[533]
  • 22 April
    • A further 617 cases and 10 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 245,310 cases and 4,866 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[534]
    • An outbreak of at least 70 COVID-19 cases was confirmed at Intel's construction site in Leixlip, County Kildare.[535][536][537]
  • 23 April
    • A further 434 cases and 1 death were reported, bringing the totals to 245,743 cases and 4,867 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[538]
    • Latest figures showed that as of 22 April, Gardaí had issued over 20,566 fines to people breaching COVID-19 regulations, with over 14,730 fines issued for non-essential travel and over 3,600 fines issued for attending or hosting house parties.[539]
    • The Health Products Regulatory Authority reported a number of serious blood clotting events associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine in people who received the vaccine.[540]
    • A COVID-19 outbreak resulted in all Leaving Certificate students being sent home from a secondary school in Letterkenny, County Donegal.[541]
  • 24 April
  • 25 April
    • A further 429 cases and 1 death were reported, bringing the totals to 246,633 cases and 4,873 deaths.[544]
    • Speaking on RTÉ's The Week in Politics, Taoiseach Micheál Martin stated that the Government was moving cautiously on the reopening of society and that outdoor activities would be the "theme for the summer".[545]
    • Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced that Ireland had reached the milestone of one million first doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered.[546]
  • 26 April
    • A further 437 cases and 1 death were reported, bringing the totals to 247,069 cases and 4,874 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[547]
    • The further easing of Level 5 restrictions came into effect with all sports pitches, golf courses, tennis courts, zoos, pet farms and heritage sites reopening.[548]
    • Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly announced that Ireland was to donate 700 oxygen concentrators to India as part of efforts to assist with the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.[549]
    • The Health Service Executive (HSE) announced that two new walk-in COVID-19 testing centres for asymptomatic people would open in Kildare and Offaly in an effort to bring down cases that are high in certain areas.[550]
  • 27 April
    • A further 426 cases and 10 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 247,489 cases and 4,884 deaths. 6 previously notified cases were de-notified.[551]
    • New recommendations by NIAC were approved by the Government of Ireland with the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines recommended for people aged 50 and older, pregnant women offered an mRNA vaccine between 14 and 36 weeks gestation, and people aged under 50 years who had a COVID-19 infection receiving just one vaccine dose and be considered fully-vaccinated.[552]
    • A primary school in County Offaly closed following confirmation of 23 cases of COVID-19.[553]
  • 28 April – a further 371 cases and 13 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 247,857 cases and 4,896 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 3 cases were de-notified.[554]
  • 29 April
    • A further 474 cases and 3 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 248,326 cases and 4,899 deaths. 5 previously notified cases were de-notified.[555]
    • The Government of Ireland announced a reopening plan for the country throughout May and June from 10 May, with inter-county travel allowed, the reopening of all hairdressers, libraries, museums and galleries, up to 50 people allowed to attend religious services, the resumption of click-and-collect services and the allowances of three households to meet outdoors (including in private gardens) and a vaccinated household to meet an unvaccinated household indoors from that date.[556]
    • From 17 May
      • All retail could reopen
    • From 2 June
      • Hotels, B&Bs, self-catering and hostels could reopen but services must be restricted to overnight guests and residents
    • From 7 June
      • Outdoor sports matches could recommence with no spectators permitted
      • Gyms, swimming pools and leisure centres could reopen for individual training only
      • Outdoor services in restaurants and bars could recommence, with groups limited to a maximum of 6 people
      • The numbers of guests attending wedding celebrations/receptions could increase to 25
      • Visitors from one other household could be permitted in private homes
  • 30 April

May 2021[edit]

  • 1 May
    • A further 569 cases and 3 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 249,437 cases and 4,906 deaths. 2 previously notified cases were de-notified.[562]
    • Around 370 protestors took part in an anti-lockdown protest at the National Monument on the Grand Parade in Cork city centre.[563]
    • The Health Service Executive (HSE) announced that seven new walk-in COVID-19 testing centres for asymptomatic people would open in Dublin, Cork, Kildare and Mayo in an effort to bring down cases that are high in certain areas.[564]
  • 2 May – a further 402 cases and 1 death were reported, bringing the totals to 249,838 cases and 4,906 deaths. 1 previously notified death and 1 previously notified case were de-notified.[565]
  • 3 May
    • A further 453 cases and no deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 250,290 cases and 4,906 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[566]
    • In an open letter to those who had been fully vaccinated, Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan praised the sacrifices people had made over the past year and advised those who were vaccinated to make the most of socialising outdoors.[567]
  • 4 May
    • A further 383 cases and 2 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 250,672 cases and 4,908 deaths. 1 previously notified case was de-notified.[568]
    • A special hotline to allow the public to inform the Gardaí about illegal parties or gatherings in County Donegal was set up in response to a spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the county in recent days.[569]
    • The COVID-19 vaccine registration portal opened to people aged between 50 and 59 on a phased basis, starting with people aged 59.[570]

See also[edit]

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