Minister announces updates to list of designated States

The additional countries to be added to the list are: Afghanistan, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago.

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has announced his intention to add an additional five States to the list of designated States where quarantine is required.

People arriving to Ireland having been in or transited through these States in the previous 14 days must enter Mandatory Hotel Quarantine.

The additional countries to be added to the list are: Afghanistan, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Trinidad and Tobago.

States being added to the designated list will soon be included on the booking system for Mandatory Hotel Quarantine, with passengers from these States entering quarantine starting from 04.00 on Tuesday, 8 June. More information on Mandatory Hotel Quarantine is available at www.gov.ie/quarantine.

It is a legal requirement that all travellers to Ireland must have a negative or ‘not detected’ result from a COVID-19 RT-PCR test carried out no more than 72 hours before arrival to Ireland.

In addition, it is also a legal requirement that those from non-designated countries also observe 14 days of Home Quarantine.

This 14 Day period of Home Quarantine can only be shortened if you receive a not-detected RT-PCR test result taken no less than five days after arrival.

Testing is free and can be booked via www.gov.ie/test.

Due to concerns about the new variant of COVID-19, people travelling from Great Britain are strongly advised to avail of free testing five days after arrival in Ireland, and to strictly adhere to the legal requirements for home quarantine.