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People arriving into Ireland from a list of designated countries face mandatory hotel quarantine

EU sees Irish hotel quarantine as being excessive

The European Commission has said the Government should use "less restrictive" quarantine measures for citizens arriving from five EU member states and that there should be clear exemptions for essential travel to Ireland.

Coronavirus • 16 Apr 21

The Government has said 300 additional rooms will become available next Monday

Mandatory quarantine for new countries begins tomorrow

Passengers from countries that will officially go on the category two mandatory quarantine list from tomorrow have been arriving at Dublin Airport.

Coronavirus • 14 Apr 21

One of the two women leaves the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry this evening

Two women who returned from Dubai out of quarantine

Two women who were arrested at Dublin Airport after initially refusing to enter mandatory hotel quarantine have been released from quarantine this evening.

Ireland • 13 Apr 21

People arriving from listed countries are required to quarantine for 14 days (File pic: RollingNews.ie)

Talks on extending mandatory quarantine due this week

Talks are due to take place later this week between officials and ministers on a controversial proposal to extend the list of countries on the mandatory hotel quarantine list.

Coronavirus • 05 Apr 21

Mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals from certain countries began last Friday, 26 March

No hotel quarantine for France, Germany, Italy arrivals

The Government is adding 26 states to its mandatory hotel quarantine list but no further EU countries are included.

Coronavirus • 01 Apr 21

Search continues for one person who left Crowne Plaza

People leaving mandatory quarantine not ideal - Coveney

Two of the three people who left mandatory hotel quarantine yesterday are back in the facility.

Coronavirus • 28 Mar 21

The system, which isolates new arrivals to prevent the spread of Covid-19, has been in place in other countries for over a year

'It was surreal' - Irish abroad on hotel quarantine

Mandatory hotel quarantine has started today for passengers arriving in Ireland from 33 countries considered "high risk".

Coronavirus • 26 Mar 21

It is understood one hotel chain will run the scheme (stock image)

Single hotel group set to sign quarantine contract

The contract to run a mandatory hotel quarantine system is set to be signed this week with a view to having facilities up and running the following week.

Coronavirus • 08 Mar 21

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar speaking on the Claire Byrne Live programme

Mandatory quarantine would mean no summer holidays - Varadkar

The Tánaiste Leo Varadkar says if the Government introduced mandatory quarantining, it would probably be for a year.

claire byrne live • 27 Jan 21

Ryanair's group chief executive Michael O'Leary

Ryanair sees vaccines paving way for impressive summer

Recent Covid-19 lockdowns mean Ryanair will fly fewer passengers than planned this winter, but vaccines should mean a "very impressive" summer and a return to pre-pandemic passenger numbers by autumn, its group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today.

Business • 24 Nov 20

TUI, Europe's biggest holiday company, said on Sunday it had decided to cancel all holidays to mainland Spain up to and including August 9

UK travel stocks plunge after quarantine move on Spain

London-listed airlines and tour stocks fell sharply this morning as Britain imposed a two-week coronavirus quarantine on travellers returning from Spain and said it was watching cases in Germany and France closely.

Business • 27 Jul 20

The Irish Tourism Industry Confederation predicts that levels of revenue recorded last year by the sector will not return until 2024

ITIC wants reduced VAT rate, €1.5 billion in supports

A €1.5 billion support package, a one-metre social distancing rule and the ending of the 14-day quarantine period for international arrivals are among measures being sought by the tourism industry here to help it recover from the Covid-19 crisis.

Business • 29 Jun 20

The UK introduced a 14-day quarantine for international arrivals yesterday

Ryanair to waive flight change fees on summer bookings

Travel corridors allowing unrestricted movement between Britain and some other countries will open from June 29, a UK tourism lobby group said today, citing assurances it said it received from senior government sources.

Business • 09 Jun 20

The UK's quarantine policy would leave Virgin Atlantic unable to fill planes, a source said

Quarantine would see Virgin Atlantic unable to fly

Virgin Atlantic will not be able to resume passenger flights until August at the earliest if Britain introduces a 14 day quarantine for travellers, according to a source at the airline.

Business • 15 May 20

IAG CEO Willie Walsh says the UK's quarantine plans is seriously hindering any air travel recovery

IAG's Walsh says UK is throttling a travel recovery

The UK's quarantine plans and a minister's comment that big foreign holidays were unlikely this year are seriously hindering any travel recovery, Willie Walsh, the boss of Aer Lingus and British Airways parent company IAG, said today.

Business • 14 May 20

EasyJet has urged the UK government to keep any quarantine requirements on people arriving in the UK for only a short period

UK quarantine rules: EasyJet, Heathrow want early exit

EasyJet has urged the UK government to keep any quarantine requirements on travellers arriving in the UK for only a short period, as airlines face a new threat to their survival.

Business • 11 May 20

Kaci Hickox insists that she is perfectly healthy and has fought efforts of US authorities to keep her in quarantine for 21 days

Nurse who treated Ebola victims allowed leave home

A US judge has ruled a nurse quarantined by her home state after treating Ebola patients could leave home and frequent public places, saying she was not infectious.

News • 31 Oct 14

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