Unboosted will still be able to access indoor dining under current government plans

Department of Health says restricting indoor activities to those who have received a third dose is ‘not currently planned’ despite soaring case numbers

Dr Tony Holohan: the chief medical officer said Nphet was examining expiry dates on vaccine passes. The Department of Health said it was not currently planning to implement such a measure. Picture: RollingNews.ie

People who have not received a vaccine booster will still be able to access pubs, restaurants and nightclubs under the government’s current plans for vaccine passes, it has emerged.

Ireland is racing to administer booster doses across the population as case numbers surge due to the Omicron variant, with a growing acceptance that primary vaccination offers only limited protection against infection.

But the Department of Health said it had not put in place a plan ...