Irish Consumer Sentiment Steady Near Pandemic High in September

People keeping social distance queue outside a Penneys clothes shop, as a phased reopening by appointment shopping following Government guidance begins, after an extended lockdown due to the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Dublin, Ireland on May 10, 2021. Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

DUBLIN—Irish consumer sentiment remained steady in September just below the two-year high recorded in June, a survey showed on Thursday, as the government prepared to lift almost all pandemic restrictions within weeks.

The government has named Oct. 22 as its target date to drop most restrictions, with more than 90 percent of the adult population vaccinated, one of the highest levels in the world.