The 2 metre social distancing rule for hotels, pubs and restaurants could be reduced to 1 metre, at times when the Covid-19 transmission rate is low.
Guidelines are being reviewed to help the hospitality sector, with fears the current measures mean thousands of people will not return to work in the tourism sector.
A further 4 people with Covid-19 have died, bringing the death toll here to 1,683, while 9 new cases have been confirmed.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan says they're examining the social distancing guidelines for the hospitality sector.
"We think we can make a further contribution to the continued assurance of safety of both staff and customers over the course of periods of low transmission, while recognising that there would be a continuing challenge for them in meeting some of the restrictions.
"That's work that we're doing at the moment and we'll give further advice to government when we complete those pieces of guidance."
