Taoiseach Leo Varadkar speaks during a news conference on the ongoing situation with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland March 24, 2020. The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) has recommended that all non- essential retail outlets will close to members of the public. All of these outlets must implement social distancing measures. Mr Varadkar said that Ireland recently commemorated the centenary of the 1916 Rising and the men and women that won Ireland's independence. “The measures they are considering in Northern Ireland are measures we will also give consideration to in an ongoing basis,” he added.

Source: Irish Independent March 24, 2020 16:15 UTC