The Irish Government has been asked to restore the Aviva Stadium capacity to 100% by the weekend ahead of the Guinness Six Nations kick-off in early February.
Ireland are to face Wales at the Lansdowne Road venue on Saturday, February 5 but under current rules, crowds for sporting events are capped at 5,000 due to the wave of Covid-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant last month.
That ruling was put in place until January 31 - however the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has expressed optimism that the cap on spectators will soon be lifted as he now believes the Omicron peak has passed.
