Those who can work from home should continue to do so

That's according to the Tánaiste who says employers should facilitate all staff in working from home where possible under the current restrictions.

The Tánaiste say allowing two households to meet outdoors for social or leisure purposes and the end of the 5km rule should lift everyone’s spirits in this long battle, however he says with this increase in movement, employers and their staff should remember there is no change to the official advice to continue to work from home if at all possible.

Leo Varadkar says daily new cases are still in the mid-hundreds, and there remains a high risk of new outbreaks occurring if large numbers of people return to the workplace.

New data from the CSO this week shows that more people are moving beyond 10km of their homes however Leo Varadkar says working-from-home will need to continue for a few more months.