Garden centres, repair shops and construction sites will re-open
The first in a five-stage plan will also see small groups of friends allowed to meet up outdoors from May 18th.
It'll be July before creches can re-open for all workers - and cinemas, gyms and nightclubs will stay shut until August.
From Tuesday, people will be allowed to exercise up to 5 kilometres from their home and over 70s can also go outside to exercise.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says there's still a risk of the progress so far being lost:
