Irish passengers will not require a negative Covid-19 test before travelling to the UK, after new rules were announced by the British government yesterday evening.
From Tuesday, all inbound passengers to the UK, from outside the Common Travel Area, will be required to produce a negative antigen or PCR test result.
The British government said it was intended to be a temporary measure following new data showing an increase in the number of cases of the new Omicron variant linked to foreign travel.
People travelling from within the UK or from Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man do not have to fill out a passenger locator form, take any Covid tests or quarantine on arrival in England.