Sporting events can operate at full capacity from Saturday after the government removed restrictions on attendance at outdoor and indoor events.
An Taoiseach Micheál Martin said 'today is a good day' as he addressed the nation at 6pm on Friday evening to announce that a wide range of measures would be rolled back.
The government have opted to roll back the majority of restrictions in hospitality as well as removing all curtailments of capacity at outdoor and indoor sporting events.