Pubs, restaurants and nightclubs will close earlier.
Pubs, restaurants and nightclubs will have earlier closing hours from Thursday after Cabinet approved more measures aimed at reducing the spread of Covid.
Hospitality businesses will have to close at midnight in a row back from Government.
While people will be asked to work from home where possible from Friday.
A booster vaccine campaign for over 50s was also approved this morning.
While changes to close contact rules for households will see everyone in a home have to restrict movements for five days if there's a positive case in the home.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Dáil the full suite of measures will be announced this evening:

Kildare Site Included in National Heritage Funding Announcement
Events to Mark 1926 Census Bring History to Life
Day Of Talks Between Trade Unions, Employers and Government Concludes
Strait Of Hormuz Fully Open To Shipping During Ceasefire
Kildare Farmer Wins Teagasc Farm Forestry Award
Naas Library And Cultural Centre Chosen As One Of The Venues To Host The 1926 Census Exhibition
Trade Unions Meeting Employers And Government Today Over Rising Cost-Of-Living
Taoiseach Leadership Under Continued Pressure