We await further clarification on the details of today's speech by An Taoiseach but it does give hope that it might be possible to resume hiking in the not too distant future.
Statement of An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD - 1st May 2020
'There is hope'
"Our plan is to re-open the country in a slow, staged, phased way. Five stages, three weeks apart starting on 18 May and, all things going to plan, with the fifth phase commencing on 10 August.
So, on 18 of May, Ireland begins to re-open and begins that journey to a new normal.
From that day, outdoor work like construction and landscaping will resume. Some retail outlets like garden centres, hardware stores, repair shops will re-open, and some outdoor sporting and fitness activities in small groups will be allowed".