Returning to Ireland- Important updates on PCR test

Some important updates to anyone arriving into Ireland effective immediately:

Negative RT-PCR test required within 72 hours of ARRIVAL into Dublin, with evidence of same required at departure and arrival. If there is a genuine humanitarian emergency and you can’t get a test done in advance, contact Consulate/Embassy for advice.

Passenger Locator Form remains for the purposes of contact tracing and can be done online/in advance.

14-day quarantine period must be undertaken at the address specified on the Passenger Locator Form.

If you do not fulfil the legal requirement for mandatory quarantine you are committing an offence, and can be fined up to €2,500 or get a prison sentence of up to 6 months, or both.

You can only leave the nominated accommodation for unavoidable reasons of an emergency nature, to protect a person’s health.

Full details here - https://www.gov.ie/.../b4020-travelling-to-ireland.../