Outside Terminal 1 arrivals at Dublin airport on Sunday afternoon families waited in the cold for their loved ones to arrive home from Britain for Christmas, 24-hours after new restrictions were announced there by prime minister Boris Johnson and before the ban on flights into Ireland came into force.
Paschal Roche from Waterford and his daughter Sarah Jane were among those who arrived at Dublin on Sunday after returning from London together.
They plan to spend Christmas with Mr Rocheâs five other children and 84-year-old mother.
âThe flight was busy. Everyone was wearing masks but it was full,â Mr Roche said.