Dr. David Nabarro:

I know I have to be brief. I would find it really surprising if Ireland has to go into a complete national lockdown again. There might be local areas where, perhaps, clusters emerge and where movement restrictions will have to be imposed for a short period. The pattern of the future will be picking up outbreaks fast and dealing with them very quickly because of a high level of local organisation. I personally believe that total lockdown is highly unlikely.