The Economic and Social Research Institute has said its latest research for public health indicates that daily social activity has increased, but many people report a high degree of worry as pandemic restrictions have eased.
The ESRI's social activity monitor shows that on average each person met with 4.3 people from outside of their household on the last week of September, compared to just two in January.
Dr Deirdre Robertson of the ESRI Behavioural Research Unit said that over the week over 40% had visited a workplace and over 50% had gone to a pub, restaurant or café.
Ms Robertson told RTÉ's News at One that the research indicated that "worry is a big driver of behaviour" and that while the individual level of worry has gone down since