Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland (2022)

The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland in 2022.

Timeline

January 2022

January 2022
  • 1 January
    • A further 23,281 cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 811,840.[1]
    • Health officials warned that the true number of cases was likely to be higher, due to increased pressure on the PCR testing system.[2]
  • 3 January – Vaccine registration began for all children aged 5 to 11.[3]
  • 4 January – Minister for Education Norma Foley confirmed that schools would reopen as planned on 6 January, despite rising COVID-19 cases.[4]
  • 5 January – A further 17,656 cases and 40 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 884,855 cases and 5,952 deaths.[5]
  • 6 January
    • A further 23,817 cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 908,672.[6]
    • People who received a third or booster vaccine dose began receiving an updated Digital COVID Certificate.[7]
  • 8 January – A further 26,122 cases (the highest number of confirmed cases recorded in a single day since the pandemic began) were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 956,720.[8]
  • 10 January – A further 23,909 cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,002,013.[9]
  • 11 January – Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan estimated that up to 500,000 people (10% of Irish population) contracted COVID-19 in the previous week.[10]
  • 12 January
    • A further 20,909 cases and 83 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 1,042,212 cases and 6,035 deaths.[11]
    • The Government approved changes to isolation periods for close contacts and those who test positive for COVID-19, which would take effect from 14 January.[12]
  • 15 January – Positive antigen tests started to be reported, after the HSE launched a new website to log positive antigen tests.[13]
  • 19 January
    • A further 6,843 PCR-confirmed cases and 5,295 positive antigen tests, along with 52 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 1,122,428 cases and 6,087 deaths.[14]
    • The Government agreed a plan to give frontline healthcare workers a once-off €1,000 tax free payment for their work during the pandemic and also agreed on an extra public holiday on 18 March in remembrance of people who died due to COVID-19.[15]
  • 21 January – Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced the easing of almost all COVID-19 restrictions from 6am on 22 January, with the requirements of vaccine certificates and social distancing to end, restrictions on household visits and capacity limits for indoor and outdoor events to end, nightclubs to reopen and pubs and restaurants to resume normal trading times, while rules on isolation and the wearing of masks would remain.[16]
  • 26 January – A further 5,605 PCR-confirmed cases and 4,809 positive antigen tests, along with 49 deaths were reported, bringing the totals to 1,159,271 cases and 6,136 deaths.[17]
  • 28 January – The Department of Health confirmed that daily COVID-19 figures would no longer be released at weekends.[18]
  • 29 January – The Novavax vaccine was approved for use as Ireland's fifth COVID-19 vaccine.[19]

February 2022

February 2022
  • 1 February – Minister for Education Norma Foley confirmed that the 2022 Leaving Certificate would be held with no accredited grades, while the Junior Cycle exam would be held for the first time since 2019.[20]
  • 12 February – Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he believed face masks should be continued to be worn even if the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) recommended they no longer needed to be mandatory.[21]
  • 17 February – The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) recommended that the requirement to wear masks in most areas, where currently regulated, should end, while Chief Medical Officer Tony Holohan proposed that the NPHET be disbanded and replaced with a smaller monitoring group.[22]

References

References
  1. ↑ Moore, Jane (1 January 2022). "Covid-19: 23,281 new confirmed cases, 656 in hospital and 85 in ICU". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Hyland, Paul; Byrne, Luke (1 January 2022). "Record 23,281 new cases of Covid-19 reported as officials warn true number of cases likely to be higher". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "'Thousands' of parents register children for Covid-19 vaccine". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Hurley, Sandra; O'Sullivan, Colman (4 January 2022). "Department confirms schools will reopen as planned". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. ↑ O'Connor, Niall (5 January 2022). "Covid-19: 17,656 cases, 928 in hospital, 40 deaths notified in past week". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ↑ McNally, Tadgh (6 January 2022). "Covid-19: 23,817 new confirmed cases, 941 in hospital and 90 in ICU". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Hurley, Sandra (6 January 2022). "No new restrictions recommended by NPHET". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Whelan, Zuzia (8 January 2022). "Covid-19: 26,122 new confirmed cases, 917 in hospital and 83 in ICU". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  9. ↑ Ryan, Nicky (10 January 2022). "Covid-19: 23,909 cases brings Ireland's total to one million since pandemic began, with 1,063 in hospital, 89 in ICU today". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. ↑ O'Regan, Eilish (11 January 2022). "Half a million people in Ireland may have caught Covid last week, Tony Holohan says as 19,290 new cases reported". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  11. ↑ O'Connor, Niall (12 January 2022). "Covid-19: 20,909 cases, 1,055 in hospital, 83 deaths notified in past week". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  12. ↑ Lehane, Mícheál; Meskill, Tommy; Goodbody, Will (12 January 2022). "Changes to close contact rules from Friday". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  13. ↑ Moore, Jane (15 January 2022). "Covid: 14,555 positive PCR cases and 5,406 antigens, 940 in hospital". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Burke, Céimin (19 January 2022). "Coronavirus: 12,138 new cases announced in Ireland, with 52 deaths notified in the past week". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  15. ↑ McQuinn, Cormac; McGee, Harry (19 January 2022). "Healthcare workers to get €1,000 bonus for work during pandemic". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  16. ↑ Horgan-Jones, Jack; McQuinn, Cormac; Clarke, Vivienne (21 January 2022). "'Time to be ourselves again': Taoiseach confirms end to almost all Covid-19 restrictions". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  17. ↑ MacNamee, Garreth (26 January 2022). "Coronavirus: 10,414 new cases announced in Ireland, with 49 deaths notified in the past week". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  18. ↑ Dwyer, Orla (28 January 2022). "Covid: 9,591 new cases as Dept confirms daily figures will no longer be released at weekends". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  19. ↑ O'Regan, Ellen (29 January 2022). "Health officials approve Novovax Covid-19 vaccine for use in Ireland". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  20. ↑ O'Kelly, Emma (1 February 2022). "Minister confirms Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams will be held this year". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  21. ↑ Hosford, Paul (12 February 2022). "Martin says masks should continue to be worn even if not mandatory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  22. ↑ Bowers, Fergal (17 February 2022). "NPHET recommends requirement to wear face masks in most areas should end". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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