A number of Level 5 restrictions are being eased today for the first time this year.
The five kilometre travel limit has been lifted, with people free to travel within their county or 20 kilometres from their home.
Two households can now meet outside - but not in private gardens. More construction is resuming and school is back for all students.
The Construction Industry Federation believe only up to 12,000 homes will be built this year due to the sector's shutdown - much lower than the 20,000 target.
CIF Director General, Tom Parlon says the Government shouldn't have allowed home building to stall.
93 percent of teachers noticed disengagement by some of their students when school buildings were forced to close, according to a survey by the Teachers Union of Ireland.
General Secretary Michael Gillespie is calling on Education Minister Norma Foley to do something about this regression during remote learning.
