Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is "confident" that phase one of Ireland's reopening plan will move forward on Monday.
May 18th marks the first stage in Ireland's move towards normality with a final decision expected on Friday afternoon.
If the opening does get the go ahead there will be a number of changes to the rules, including which shops can and can't open.
Here's a look at the shops that can begin to open on May 18th;
Shops set to open on May 18th
Outdoor shops
Shops that are primarily outdoor (for example: garden centres, hardware stores, farmers' markets) can re-open so long as social distancing measures can be put in place.
Shops that can re-open
Shops that were previously open in Tier 2 (for example: homeware, opticians, motor, bicycle and repair, office products, electrical, IT, phone sales and repair) can open.
A full list will be provided in advance of May 18th.
What else changes?
There are a good chunk of changes happening on May 18th which you can read about in our full guide here.
And you can keep up to date with all our latest coronavirus updates in our live blog here.
