We're doing this to protect public health, and protect lives," Mr Donnelly said,'We're doing it to protect our health services, to protect jobs, and to get our schools open and to keep them open." Up to 50 people can also still attend a wedding despite the National Public Health Emergency Team (Nphet) recommending that this should be significantly reduced. Taoiseach Micheál Martin yesterday said he rejected this advice and has asked Nphet to review the recommendation they made on weddings. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar criticised his Fianna Fáil colleagues for rushing through the new measures without debating it at a Cabinet committee meeting with public health experts. Two hundred people including players at Semple Stadium, for example, is hardly a big public health risk," he said.

Source: Irish Independent August 19, 2020 01:34 UTC