The Government has confirmed that a full list of essential workers will be made available on Saturday.
It comes after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced Ireland is now in full lockdown as all non-essential trips are banned for two weeks.
The measures will begin at midnight tonight, and stay in place until Easter Sunday, April 12.
The only exceptions to this ban are for travelling to essential work, to shop for food or household goods, for healthcare appointments, and for vital family reasons.
People will also be allowed out for brief exercise within 2km of their own home, as well as for farming purposes and food production. All public gatherings outside a family household or single unit have also now been prohibited.
However a full list of essential workers has still not been published, and the government has now announced it will not be made available until Saturday.
A spokesperson said: "The full list of essential workers will be published as early as possible on Saturday.
"In the interim, the Government advice for businesses and services which consider themselves essential service, is to remain open, pending publication of the list."
The news was confirmed at a media briefing held by the Government in Dublin this evening.
The Taoiseach, Health Minister Simon Harris and Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan addressed reporters at the press conference.
Here is a full list of the new restrictions:
Members of the public must stay at home in all circumstances, except:
- Travelling to and from work where work is an essential health, social care or other essential service that can't be done from home.
- To shop for essential food and household goods or attend medical appointments and collect medicines.
- For vital family reasons such as providing care to children, elderly or vulnerable people but excluding social family visits.
- To take brief physical exercise within 2km of your own home, as well as for farming purposes and food production.
Meanwhile, all public gatherings outside a family household or single unit have also now been prohibited.
A further range of non essential services and businesses have now been closed.
All non-essential surgery and health procedures have been postponed.
Pharmacists can dispense medication outside of the current period on a prescription in line with their own personal judgement.
Restrictions on public transport to essential workers.
Local authorities are to relax restrictions for on-street parking regulations to meet the travel needs of essential workers.
