Live music returns to bars and weddings, while all religious ceremonies can go ahead with 50 per cent capacity
Organised indoor events and mass gatherings can resume today, in a significant easing of Covid restrictions.
The cap on outdoor events also increases significantly.
Eoghan Murphy reports:
"Last week the government announced almost all Covid restrictions would ease by October 22nd.
It is happening in three stages, and the first of those starts today.
Organised indoor events can resume - with a 60 per cent attendance if all adults are fully vaccinated or have recovered from the virus.
This includes conferences, trade fairs, exhibitions, bingo halls, cinemas and theatres.
Live music returns to bars and weddings, while all religious ceremonies can go ahead with 50 per cent capacity.
And the cap on organised outdoor events, such as sports matches, rises to 75 per cent - if all adults are immune to Covid."
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Confirmations and communions are also allowed to resume today.
Masses were capped at 50 people until now - or pods of 50 in bigger churches.
But Fr Charlie McDonnell, the administrator of Westport Parish in Co Mayo, says that changes significantly today - as they return to half-capacity.
Director of the Performance Corporation Jo Mangan says it was tough to watch other industries reopen while the arts remained largely shut
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