The 2-metre social distancing rule could be scrapped for pubs and the rest of the hospitality sector next month.
The Irish Mail on Sunday reports ministers want a reduction to 1.5 or 1 metre – if the infection rate of coronavirus remains low.
Pubs that serve food will now be allowed to re-open on June 29th, weeks earlier than planned.
Dr. Gabriel Fitzpatrick, medical director of Trinity Clinics, has said the impact of social distancing on schools also has to be considered.
Meanwhile – The death toll from coronavirus has reached 1,678 after 9 more people died.
The total number of positive tests in the Republic is over 25,000.
Validation of data at the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has resulted in the denotification of one confirmed case of Covid-19 in Co Clare.
The total number of cases in this county is now 368.
