Restrictions around travel, outdoor meetings, schools and construction have been loosened. By Orla Dwyer Monday 12 Apr 2021, 6:05 AM 4 hours ago 43,655 Views 48 Comments People walking on the seafront at Clontarf in Dublin last month. Image: Sasko Lazarov Image: Sasko Lazarov SOME COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS around travel, schools and outdoor meetings will be loosened from today. All students will return to classrooms, people can travel within their county borders or 20km from their home across county borders, and two households can meet outdoors in a public place. Here’s a closer look at the restrictions being eased from today. Travel Up until now, people have been restricted to travelling within 5km of their homes for non-essential reasons. There were exceptions in place for reasons like work and education.