For ports and airports; in the event of a suspected case; contact tracing forms will be distributed to all passengers and pass completed forms to HSE lead personnel at the incident site; 01/01/2021: Close contacts will not be tested during this time. If you are a close contact you need to restrict your movements (stay at home); even if you feel well. If you develop symptoms of COVID-19; self-isolate (stay in your room) and phone your GP for further advice; 28/01/2021: close contact testing to begin shortly and those involved will receive a call if they are regarded as close contacts of someone diagnosed with Covid-19; 22/02/2022: new rules in place.

Any traveller entering the country; with the exception of people from Northern Ireland; must “self-quarantine or self-isolate” on arrival for a 14-day period; 25/05/2020: Arrivals from overseas; including Irish residents; are asked to self-isolate for 14 days on arrival; 29/06/2020: Any person arriving into the country from abroad is still expected to self-isolate for 14 days after entering the country. They also must fill out a form showing where they will self-isolate; 22/07/2020: A 'green list' of 15 countries; excluding Great Britain and the US; that travellers can go to and not self-isolate on their return; has been released; 01/10/2020: Travellers are requested to restrict their movements for 14 days if they arrive into Ireland from another location that is not on the COVID-19 Green List; 05/10/2020: Only travelers from Northern Ireland; Cyprus; Finland; Latvia; and Lichtenstein are allowed to enter the country without having to self-isolate upon arrival. All travelers; including Irish citizens; entering Ireland from other locations; must self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival; 09/11/2020: Ireland implements the EU-wide “traffic light” system to regularize travel within the EU/international travel between member states. ECDC publishes a weekly map that assigns countries a red; orange; grey or green rating based on an agreed set of criteria including COVID-19 infection rates. International arrivals from red; orange; grey; and non-EU countries are advised to self-isolate for 14 days; 26/01/2021: A range of mandatory quarantine measures will be introduced; applying to all international arrivals; 28/03/2021: Mandatory hotel quarantine is now in place for all travellers arriving into Ireland and from 33 countries deemed 'high risk' for Covid-19 transmission; 09/04/2021: 16 countries added to hotel quarantine list; 13/07/2021: you must quarantine when you arrive into Ireland; unless your journey starts in Northern Ireland. If you arrive from a designated country without being fully vaccinated; or do not have a negative or not detected RT-PCR test as required; you have to quarantine in a designated hotel; 29/07/2021: If you’re fully vaccinated and arriving from the US; the UK; or the EU; there is no need to isolate on arrival; 13/08/2021: travellers into Ireland with an EU Digital COVID Certificate must be fully vaccinated with an EMA-approved vaccine to be considered exempt from mandatory hotel quarantine or self-quarantine; 25/09/2021: removal of all States from the list of States designated for the purposes of Mandatory Hotel Quarantine; 29/11/2021: international arrivals to Ireland with a travel history in 1 of 7 high-risk countries – Botswana; Eswatini; Lesotho; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa; and Zimbabwe – are required to present a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test and to complete post-arrival home quarantine; 06/03/2022: no post-arrival quarantine requirements for travellers to Ireland.

Quarantänepflicht an von der Regierung ausgewiesenen Standorten – je nach Kategorie.

Die COVID-19-Reisebeschränkungen wurden in Irland aufgehoben. Reisende müssen keine Impfung, Genesung oder ein negatives PCR-Testergebnis nachweisen. Es gibt keine Quarantäne- oder Testanforderungen nach der Ankunft.

Eine Person, die während ihres Aufenthalts in Irland COVID-19-Symptome entwickelt, sollte die HSE-Richtlinien in Bezug auf die Isolierung befolgen und gegebenenfalls Antigen- oder PCR-Tests durchführen. Reisenden wird empfohlen, sich mit der Regierung von Irland über aktuelle Maßnahmen zu informieren Bürgerinformationen.

Irlands Eindämmungsstrategie zum Übergang zur Isolation von mutmaßlichem COVID-19 in Gemeinschaftsumgebungen; einmal getestet. ; 03.12.20 Personen mit Symptomen sollten sich für einen Zeitraum von 14 Tagen selbst isolieren. Für Fälle von COVID 19, die zu Hause behandelt werden; sie können 14 Tage nach Beginn der Symptome wieder arbeiten/die Selbstisolation verlassen; vorausgesetzt, sie waren in den letzten 5 Tagen auch fieberfrei. Für Krankenhauspatienten; 14 Tage nach Symptombeginn; davon 5 Tage ohne Fieber; und 2 negative Tests im Abstand von 24 Stunden auf COVID 19, wenn aufgrund der Schwere der Krankheit Bedenken hinsichtlich einer verlängerten Virusausscheidung bestehen. ; 14.03.20 Personen mit Fieber oder Husten sollten unabhängig von Ihrer Reise- oder Kontakthistorie zu Hause bleiben.; 27.02.2022: Empfehlungen zur Selbstisolation bis 48 Stunden, nachdem die Symptome größtenteils oder vollständig verschwunden sind Tragen Sie eine Gesichtsmaske, wenn Sie in der Nähe anderer Menschen sein müssen

Anleitung zur Kontaktverfolgung für enge und gelegentliche Kontakte eines Falls von COVID-19 und entsprechende Aktualisierungen in der obigen Quelle; 03.09.20: Enge Haushaltskontakte, die vollständig geimpft sind und keine Symptome zeigen, sollten ihre Bewegungen einschränken, bis sie innerhalb von 5 Tagen 3 negative Antigentestergebnisse haben. Beschränken Sie Ihre Bewegungen für 14 Tage, wenn Sie nicht vollständig geimpft sind und keine Symptome von COVID-19 haben und Sie a) ein haushaltsnaher enger Kontakt oder ein haushaltsfremder enger Kontakt einer Person sind, die positiv auf COVID-19 getestet wurde b) leben mit jemandem, der Symptome von COVID-19 hat; aber du fühlst dich gut; 12.01.2021: Enge Kontaktpersonen im Haushalt, die vollständig geimpft sind und keine Symptome zeigen, sollten ihre Bewegungen einschränken, bis sie innerhalb von 5 Tagen 3 negative Antigentestergebnisse haben; 28.02.2022: Für Beschäftigte im Gesundheitswesen; als enger Kontakt im Haushalt identifiziert; wiederholte Antigentests sind erforderlich; es sei denn, Sie haben sich in den letzten 3 Monaten von COVID-19 erholt. Für alle anderen engen Kontakte; kein Test erforderlich, wenn nicht symptomatisch. Nur Tests für HCWs.

If you've returned from an areas subject to travel restrictions you should restrict your movement for 14 days; 04/02/2021: A legal requirement to quarantine has been introduced for all travellers (except if your journey originates in Northern Ireland) – with very limited exceptions. 14-day quarantine period must be undertaken at the address specified on the Passenger Locator Form. You may leave to take a RT-PCR test no less than 5 days after your arrival – if you receive written confirmation that the result of this test is negative/‘not detected’ your period of quarantine can end; 26/03/2021: Mandatory hotel quarantine. All passengers arriving into Ireland from designated states are now required to pre-book accommodation in a designated quarantine facility; and to pre-pay for their stay. This includes: if you have been in a designated state at any time in the 14 days before you arrive in Ireland; if you have travelled through an airport or port in a designated state. The period of mandatory hotel quarantine may be reduced if a passenger receives a 'not detected' result following a COVID-19 PCR test that is taken on the tenth day in quarantine. It may also be extended if a passenger tests positive during their stay; 19/07/2021: Ireland will operate the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) for travel originating within the EU/EEA. To protect its citizens against importation of variants; an ‘emergency brake’ mechanism will be coordinated at EU level to react swiftly to the emergence of a variant of concern. Government advice will be to avoid travel to a country where the emergency brake has been applied. - Scenario One (journey originates in a country to which the EU has not applied an ‘Emergency Brake’): If passenger has valid proof of vaccination; no travel-related testing or quarantine will be necessary. If passenger does not have valid proof of vaccination; they will need to a) present evidence of a negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours prior to arrival into the country b) self-quarantine. Scenario Two (journey originates in a country to which the EU has applied an ‘Emergency Brake’): If passenger has valid proof of vaccination; they will need to a) produce a negative result from a RT-PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival b) undergo self-quarantine. If passenger does not have valid proof of vaccination; they will need to a) produce evidence of a negative result from a PCR test undertaken no more than 72 hours before arrival b) undergo mandatory hotel quarantine; 30/07/2021: The emergency brake mechanism concerns passengers arriving into Ireland from outside EU + Iceland; Lichtenstein; Norway; Switzerland; as well as Great Britain. For passengers arriving into Ireland from inside EU + Iceland; Lichtenstein; Norway; Switzerland; with valid proof of vaccination; no travel-related testing or quarantine is necessary; 25/09/2021: For passengers arriving into Ireland who have not travelled outside the EU + Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; Switzerland within 14 days of arrival- 1) If you have valid proof of vaccination; no travel-related testing or quarantine will be necessary 2) If you have valid proof that you have recovered from COVID-19 in the past 180 days; no travel-related testing or quarantine will be necessary 3) If you do not have valid proof of vaccination or recovery; you will need to present evidence of a negative RT-PCR result from a test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival into the country. No further travel-related testing or quarantine will be necessary. For passengers arriving into Ireland from outside EU + Iceland; Liechtenstein; Norway; Switzerland (and Great Britain) - 1) If you have valid proof of vaccination (see above); no travel-related testing or quarantine will be necessary 2) If you have valid proof of recovery from COVID-19 in the past 180 days; no travel-related testing or quarantine will be necessary 3) If you do not have valid proof of vaccination or recovery; you will need to present evidence of a negative result from a RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival into the country and self-quarantine for 14 days; 02/12/2021: All travellers from a scheduled State are required to quarantine at home for 14 days; from date of arrival; at the address declared on the Passenger Locator Form (PLF). Individuals may only leave the address for an emergency; to leave the State; or to take a COVID-19 RT-PCR test. Post arrival RT-PCR testing is required for all passengers from a scheduled State at day 2 and day 8 without exemptions; 06/01/2022: There is no home quarantine requirement for passengers arriving to Ireland from overseas.

Quarantine requirement at government designated site- subject to category.

All passengers arriving into Ireland from designated States are required to pre-book accommodation in a designated quarantine facility, and to pre-pay for their stay.

If you come into Ireland from any country deemed 'high risk', or If you come to Ireland without a negative or 'not detected' PCR test, you must complete a 14-day mandatory quarantine in a hotel.

If you are not arriving from high-risk countries, you may also shorten your quarantine period by taking a RT-PCR test no less than 5 days after your arrival.