The big day is finally here : Here’s what’s reopening from this morning, Monday May 24.
For the first time in 2021, indoor dining and drinking, cinemas, bingo halls, sport training facilities and tourist accommodation and attractions are all reopening in the north today.
Restrictions on visiting family and friends have also been relaxed along with some travel restrictions and rules around weddings and receptions.
The NI Executive said that thanks to the efforts of the public and the continued success of the vaccination roll out it was in a position to go ahead with the of relaxations.
The NI Executive said that thanks to the efforts of the public and the continued success of the vaccination roll out it was in a position to go ahead with the of relaxations.
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Allow visits indoors in Domestic Settings of six people from no more than two households. This does not include children under 12. Can be more if household has more than six, but not more than 10. Overnight stays permitted.
While there is an ongoing need to be cautious and careful, and to think about individual circumstances and scenarios, the Executive sees benefit in people being able to hug their loved ones. However, physical contact with others will always be associated with risk of transmitting the virus, and that risk will be greater when one or more of those involved has not been vaccinated.