Latest from Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Leo Varadkar on Level Five Lockout Exit and Christmas

We are on the first day of Level Five and people across the country are racing to adapt to a new reality.

Businesses around the world have been ordered to close their doors, while the public has been told to stay within a 5 km radius of their home.

Government ministers and public health chiefs have openly expressed the need to adhere to the new guidelines in recent days, offering several updates on what the next few months might bring.

Here’s the latest from Ireland’s top politicians.

“We will get out of this,” Taoiseach promises.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin made a heartfelt appeal to the public last night before the introduction of new restrictions.

With nearly all workers now being asked to stay home and non-essential retail stores closed, Mr. Martin urged the public to “remember that we are doing this to protect our families and the most vulnerable in our lives. communities “.

“We will get over it and see each other again,” the Taoiseach wrote on Twitter.

Stephen Donnelly on exiting level five

The Health Minister warned that Ireland’s exit from Level Five could take place “region by region”.

Stephen Donnelly said today that the nationwide restrictions may not be lifted all at once in the event that cases do not drop enough by Dec. 1.

“One of the things we have said is that the way out of this does not have to be, for example, the whole country at once,” he said.

“It could be region by region.”

Tánaiste says that Christmas will not be canceled

Leo Varadkar has said that “Christmas will not be canceled” and that “Santa will still come and leave gifts under the tree.”

The Tánaiste admitted to the Dáil that it may not be the Christmas we’re used to, but that families across the country will still be able to get together.

And last night, in a video shared on social media, Mr Varadkar said that Ireland can ensure that the country’s second wave is “just a shock wave”.

“It all depends on us doing the right things: social distancing, wearing a mask, washing our hands, isolating ourselves if we have any symptoms,” he said.