The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby at the Curragh in Co Kildare and a concert featuring Christy Moore in Killarney, Co Kerry, are among a series of pilot events to test easing of coronavirus restrictions.
One thousand spectators attended Curragh today for Ireland's premier classic racing event - the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby.
Of these, 50 complimentary tickets were set aside for frontline workers in a show of goodwill to those who have been at the fore of the fight against Covid-19.
Another 200 were for local Kildare residents, while 300 were ringfenced for members of the Curragh racecourse.
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One of many music events planned for the summer and supported with Government Covid-19 funding is the concert in Killarney where Christy Moore is headlining.
Speaking at the announcement of the funding, Minister for Culture Catherine Martin said that pilot events such as this were "really important" to "help create that roadmap to return to live music".
All those attending will be seated for the duration of the event.
The INEC can hold up to 4,500 people. The 200 tickets for tonight's show were sold in pods of six and had conditions attached.
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Each pod was allocated a specific, staggered arrival time, and a pre-allocated table.
Facemasks had to be worn by people arriving and leaving the venue.
All concert-goers also had to provide their contact tracing details for research purposes, as well as having the Health Service Executive Covid app installed and activated on their smartphones.
Anyone showing Covid-19 symptoms was asked to stay away from the event.
