The return of crowds to sports stadiums using vaccine certificates to ensure Covid safety is among proposals being considered by Government, Prime Time has learned.
Ireland has opted into European plans for citizens to have access to a digital vaccination certificate and a working group at the Department of the Taoiseach is devising proposals on how the certificates will be used.
According to a Government source, a return to spectator sports is among the potential vaccine 'bonuses' that fully vaccinated people may have.
Though the return of live music events is considered more complicated, the outcome of recent live outdoor gigs in Israel is being watched closely.