Events such as weddings and church services will be exempt from this.
Indoor gatherings will be limited to six people from three different households in new measures being announced by the government.
Legislation is also being considered to give gardai greater powers to enforce the measures.
Events such as weddings and church services will be exempt from this.
NPHET recommended that all sporting events take place behind closed doors - currently 200 people can go to matches.
While people from different households will be asked to wear face coverings if they are travelling in the same vehicle together.
It will be mandatory for Restaurants and cafes to close at 11:30pm.
Anyone who is working from from will be asked to continue to do so.
People over 70s will be asked to limited their social interactions and avoid public transport.
The new advice will be in place until September 13th.
Taoiseach Michael Martin says we have to contain the spread of the virus:
The Acting Chief Medical Officer, Ronan Glynn, says people can meet people but limit the number of contacts you have and to wash your hands, keep your distance and wear a face covering.
He says people should have small networks.
The Taoiseach says the schools will reopen and they will do everything they can to ensure they reopen safely. He says there have been too many house parties and there have been larger gatherings and there are more household clusters. He believes the majority of people are abiding by the guidance and that the new restrictions on the number of people gathering in households is to ensure we can reopen schools.
The Fianna Fail leader also confirmed the restrictions in Laois Offaly and Kildare will be reviewed later in the week.
Ronan Glynn says NPHET will meet on Thursday to discuss the situation in the three counties.
Cafes, bars and restaurants in the region were closed after a spike in COVID-19 cases.
The restrictions are in place until Sunday 23rd.
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