Spain, France and Portugal are not expected to be included in the ‘green’ list of countries deemed safe to travel to from Ireland.
International travel advice is to be updated by the Government on Monday.
The list is expected to include fewer than 20 countries that have rates of new Covid-19 cases similar to or lower than Ireland.
Countries that would be not be included on the ‘green’ list based on this method, include Britain, Spain, France, Portugal and Germany.