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Masks No Longer Legally Required In Public Setting From Today

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Masks are required in healthcare settings.

Masks no longer need to be worn in public settings from today.

The latest lifting of covid 19 restrictions also sees changes to close contact rules for everyone except healthcare staff.

Face covering are no longer a legal requirement in shops, on public transport or in schools.

However, facemasks are still required in healthcare settings.

A requirement for children aged nine to 12 to wear masks in the classroom was introduced in November and is being dropped, along with the requirement for secondary students to wear masks.

Kathryn Corbett, Principal of Bishop Galvin National School in Tempelogue in Dublin, has said the changes are very welcome:

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