Almost all CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus restrictions in Ireland will end on Saturday, including domestic COVID-19 Certificates, curfews, social distancing, and capacity limits. Addressing the nation following the recommendation to lift the restrictions from the National Public Health Emergency Team, Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin declared it’s time for the Irish to “be ourselves again.” This makes Ireland the second country following England to remove mandatory vaccine passports after they were implemented. But the mask mandate, self-isolation rules, and protective measures in schools will remain, and Martin “strongly encourage[d]” people to get themselves and their children vaccinated. Addressing the nation following the recommendation to lift the restrictions from the National Public Health Emergency Team, Martin said the Coalition Cabinet agreed to lift most of the restrictions the next day. “Humans are social beings and we Irish are more social than most. As we look forward to this spring, we need to see …