In areas such as Cork and Galway walking has risen even higher, by 60pc to 100pc. In Co Kerry, workplace attendance is even close to pre-Covid levels while public transport is up by over a quarter.Īccording to the Apple data, the number of journeys people make on foot in Dublin is now a third higher than before the pandemic began. In counties Donegal and Kilkenny, workplace attendance is now just a fifth below the level it was when restrictions began, while public transport is now on par with pre-pandemic activity. Google’s figures show more people are at home for longer in Dublin than anywhere else in the country, with office attendance curtailed.Įlsewhere around the country, where workers rely more on cars and less on offices, daily life is a lot closer to pre-Covid standards. Like other urban areas, Dublin has more people working in large offices, many of which are largely closed, leaving people less in need of travelling to work. Workplace attendance and public transport usage have recovered the least in Dublin, with activity still only half what it was before the pandemic started, according to the Google data. In Dublin motor traffic has regained its pre-pandemic level but not as much as in rural areas with alternative options such as cycling and walking appearing to be popular. This is understood to be down to large numbers of people staycationing and down to those who are working remotely from outside major cities. In Co Kerry, traffic volumes are double what they were prior to the pandemic, according to Apple’s iPhone data.Ĭounties Donegal, Mayo and Clare have similarly high volumes of car usage, way up on pre-pandemic levels. This compares to overall activity being down by up to 80pc during the worst of the most recent lockdown last January.īut the data also indicate the use of cars has soared in rural areas, with public transportation still not fully restored. Nationally only public transport and office attendance lag pre-pandemic levels, according to the Google data. The Google data, which track where people are going, shows activities such as retail and commercial have now largely recovered. HSE testing will be near capacity on Monday as 'busy’ September expected following return of schools.Coronavirus is found in sewage treatment plants across country.Most regulations are expected to be lifted by October 22 but there are major changes today, including the return of indoor events at 60pc venue capacity, where all those attending are vaccinated or immune.ĭata from the two technology firms offer a fascinating insight into how life is returning to normal but in other ways changing due to trends first seen during the pandemic.Īccording to Apple, driving, walking and general ‘transit’ activity have all risen above pre-pandemic levels for the first time. It comes as the country prepares to ditch most of the last remaining Covid restrictions, including rules around masks, offices and large events. It shows people have returned to normal patterns of life in rural areas and smaller towns but, with many office workers still operating from home, city centres are not as active. The movement data are anonymously collected from hundreds of thousands of Irish smartphones. However the data reveal big cities, especially Dublin, are lagging behind in the return to normality. Traffic and movement of people have returned to pre-pandemic levels across most of the country, data from Apple and Google show.Īs the last restrictions on society begin to ease, people have returned to shops and places of work in comparable numbers to January 2020 just before Covid 19 restrictions were introduced.
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