March 2022 Advice has changed in Relation to Covid and in particular to Close Contact:
If you are a close contact of COVID-19
If you are a close contact of a person that tests positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus), you should:
watch out for symptoms of COVID-19
Take extra care to follow the advice on protecting others from COVID-19, in case you have the virus.
In terms of Attending school, you should not attend if you have symptoms of Covid (even if you test negative) –
As a close contact if you have No symptoms of Covid and you test Negative you can attend school but you should wear a mask. (Please continue to test with Antigen tests
For further clarification please refer to HSE regulations.
School and COVID-19
Updated Covid Advice, March 2022