There have been a number of announcements made by the Irish Government, regarding all international travel – be it arriving and departing passengers – and very specifically, rules regarding quarantine.
On Friday 28 May, the Irish Government announced that non-essential international travel can resume 19 July 2021. This means passengers will be able to travel abroad, once you follow the Irish Government’s official travel advice (e.g. the EU Digital COVID Certificate system etc.
On Tuesday 15 June, the Irish Government announced further quarantine requirements for those who travel from Great Britain. With immediate effect, those who travel from Great Britain, who are not fully vaccinated are now requested to remain in quarantine and seek a further test at least 10 days after arrival in Ireland, in addition to the day five test.
All passengers are required by law to present a completed passenger locator form, a negative pre-departure COVID-19 RT-PCR test result and quarantine for 14 days on arrival to Ireland. Please note if you are arriving from a Category 2 country, hotel quarantine is mandatory.
It is mandatory by law to complete a COVID-19 Opens in new windowPassenger Locator Form. All passengers are also required to have a negative / ‘not detected’ result from a pre-departure COVID-19 RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival in Ireland. Passengers will be asked to present evidence of their negative/‘not detected’ result before boarding their flight, and to produce this evidence to Immigration Officers on arrival at points of entry to the State.The only limited exemptions from this requirement are international transport workers, patients travelling for urgent medical care and children aged six and under.