


Gardaí confirmed that the dismembered body parts found in Dublin two days earlier were the remains of missing 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods.Aer Lingus launched its new uniform which included a trousers option for female crew for the first time.14 January – Taoiseach Leo Varadkar called a general election for Saturday 8 February.13 January – There were widespread power cuts, downed trees and localised flooding across the country due to Storm Brendan.9 January – Tánaiste Simon Coveney and Northern Secretary Julian Smith published their proposals on restoring power-sharing at Stormont and urged all parties to support the plan.8 January – Gardaí arrested two men after three people were taken hostage when a bus was hijacked at Dublin Airport in the early hours of the morning.6 January – Gardaí began searching for a man following the attempted abduction of a woman in her 60s in Dublin.5 January – One man was killed and a second man remained missing after a trawler sank off the coast of Hook Head overnight.4 January – Nursing Unions called for an emergency meeting with the HSE as overcrowding reached crisis levels at Cork's two biggest hospitals.3 January – It was revealed that the FAI left the Gardaí almost €360,000 out of pocket over its failure to pay any money for policing operations around major soccer matches.2 January – Tánaiste Simon Coveney and NI Secretary Julian Smith held meetings with the five main Stormont parties in an effort to restore devolved government.1 January – With odds of a million to one, Annmarie Byrne-Ryan gave birth to identical triplets at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin.Minister for Finance: Paschal Donohoe ( FG).Simon Coveney ( FG) (until 27 June 2020).Micheál Martin ( FF) (from 27 June 2020).


Leo Varadkar ( FG) (until 27 June 2020).As in most of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic dominated events in Ireland during this year. To find out more, click here.Events during the year 2020 in Ireland. If you require a COVID-19 test for your travel destination, you can use a local test centre near you or Randox is a private company operating at Dublin Airport.As travel advice and requirements are constantly changing, please check with your airline.For the official guidance and requirements for arrivals into Ireland, please click here to visit The Government of Ireland website for international travel.As of Sunday 06 March 2022, arriving passengers into Ireland no longer require passenger locator forms, proof of valid vaccination or recovery from COVID-19 in the prior 6 months, or evidence of a negative/not-detected result from a RT-PCR/Antigen test.We ask that passengers check with their airline as advice and entry requirements may be subject to change.If you are departing from Ireland to another country, please visit dfa.ie for all the information you need with regards to entry requirements for your destination.Despite changes to COVID-19 travel requirements in Ireland, which came into effect Sunday 06 March 2022, departing passengers must still check, prepare and adhere to the requirements of the country that they are visiting.As of Sunday 06 March 2022, all arriving passengers into Ireland no longer require completed passenger locator forms, proof of valid vaccination or recovery from COVID-19 in the prior 6 months, or evidence of a negative/not-detected result from a RT-PCR/Antigen test.įor all travel destination queries, we recommend that passengers check with the Department of Foreign Affairs here, check with their airline regarding their flight requirements, and for arrivals to Ireland or other general travel queries, check the latest Irish Government advice here.
