It'll be August at the earliest before international travel can resume

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It will be August at the earliest before international travel resumes, according to the Tánaiste.

Leo Varadkar has said despite the EU Green Certificate likely to be developed by June, Ireland won't sign it immediately.

Tomorrow a memo will go before cabinet Ministers outlining the planned easing of restrictions on international trips over the coming months.

The Tánaiste has warned they will still take a cautious approach.

The EU's Green Travel Cert scheme is due to be announced in mid to late June to allow travel within the bloc.

But the Tánaiste says Ireland may not sign up straight away:

Varadkar also said it's his firm ambition that restrictions on movement within the common travel area with the UK will be lifted very soon.

Tomorrow cabinet will discuss the future of mandatory hotel quarantine, which the Tánaiste says will be with us for some time to come.