The Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed the lifting of nearly all restrictions from 6am tomorrow.

The wearing of masks, where currently required, will continue, as advised by the National Public Health Emergency Team.

The advice on close contacts, symptoms and positive cases will remain and will be reviewed by the end of February.

Earlier, the Cabinet agreed that bars, restaurants and nightclubs will be able to operate normal trading times without Covid passes or social distancing.

Events held both indoor and outside will not have any crowd limits imposed on them.

Any number of households will be able to gather too.

And the gradual return to the workplace will get under way from Monday.

The Covid pass will still be needed for international travel while mask wearing rules will remain in place until the end of next month.