The High Court has ruled that the government's advice against non-essential travel to most countries due to the risk of Covid-19 infection was legal, dismissing a case brought by low-cost airline Ryanair.
Ireland has some of the strictest coronavirus travel advice in Europe, advising against non-essential travel to all but four countries - Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Liechtenstein.
Those four countries however have restrictions on incoming passengers from Ireland.
Passengers from all countries - other than those four -coming into Ireland are advised to restrict their movements for14 days.
Ryanair described the Irish government measures as "nonsensical" and questioned their legality in a High Court case that rival Aer Lingus also participated in.
"The government acted lawfully in providing travel advice and public health advice in respect of the coronavirus pandemic on a non-statutory basis," the ruling by Justice Garrett Simons said.
"The advice to avoid non-essential travel and to restrict movements on entry to the State is just that: advice," the ruling said.
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