Those that have paid it will tell you it’s needed and those that haven’t will tell you it’s just not required. The answers you will receive are solely based on the group members personal experience so won’t apply to you. IF you have felt any financial pressure during the relationship and are feeling greater pressure from the family regarding sin sot, then alarm bells would be ringing to me personally.
If you are travelling to Ireland from overseas you must fill out a Passenger Locator Form before departure.
You also have to have appropriate valid proof of vaccination or recovery, or to present evidence of a negative RT-PCR result from a test taken within 72 hours prior to arrival into the country.
A relevant EU Digital COVID Certificate based on an approved course of vaccination, recovery or a negative RT-PCR test constitutes valid proof. See below information on the approved vaccine courses and number of days required after vaccination.
Non RT-PCR tests are not accepted when travelling to Ireland and passengers with a Digital COVID Certificate based on a non RT-PCR test (for example, antigen tests) require proof of an additional negative RT-PCR test taken no more than 72 hours before arrival.
In situations where a person is required to present evidence of a negative/'not detected' RT-PCR test prior to travel, and is unable to do so due to persistently positive RT-PCR test after recovery, then a positive RT-PCR result will be acceptable which was taken no less than 11 days and no more than 180 days prior to arrival to the State.
Proof of vaccination
A non-Digital COVID Certificate proof of vaccination means a record or evidence in written or electronic form in English or Irish or an official translation into Irish or English which contains the following:
confirmation that the person to whom the record or evidence refers is a vaccinated person
the date or dates on which the person was vaccinated
the body in the state concerned implementing the vaccination programme (howsoever described) on behalf of the state that administered or caused to be administered the vaccination to the person concerned; or the body in the state concerned that has been authorised to issue such record or other evidence to the person concerned
the HSE Vaccination Card is an example of acceptable non-Digital COVID Certificate proof of vaccination