There are reasons for people to "think twice" about booking flights abroad for next month, according to travel expert Eoghan Corry.
With a number of European countries partially or fully reopening their borders, several airlines have begun advertising flights for as soon as next month.
However, strict restrictions remain in place for Ireland - with people being asked to self-isolate for two weeks when they arrive in the country.
Mr Corry, editor of Air and Travel Magazine, spoke to The Hard Shoulder about the current situation.
He said: "A lot of European countries are already open, the rest of them have dates bundling into place between now and July 1st.
"[Airlines] want us back in the sky - but the Irish Government are not tremendously happy with that.
"They can't actually stop people jumping on those Ryanair flights on July 1st, but there are two ways they can make life a little bit difficult."
Mr Corry explained that new arrivals here are legally required to fill out a self-isolation form when they arrive here.
He also said the Department of Foreign Affairs can continue to advise against non-essential travel.
He explained: "That [advisory] applies to every country in the world at the moment - that means if you travel, your travel insurance is void.
"They're enough of a deterrent for people to think twice before jumping on those amazing value Ryanair flights... and there are lots of other airlines coming in.
"The airlines are jumping, but the Government doesn't want that to happen - they want to calm everyone down a bit.
"Most of Europe clearly does not want us to have a quarantine, but luckily most of the ire of the rest of Europe is being focused on our neighbours [in the UK] because they have a very highly publicised quarantine."
He pointed out that the likes of Ethiad, Emirates and Qatar Airways are either resuming or increasing services to/from Ireland - even as a number of destinations remain closed to visitors.
However, he noted that 'cargo is a very important part of the equation' for many such airlines.
