The Government needs to rethink its advice on clothing being a 'non-essential' retail item. In a tweet this morning, Mr O'Sullivan wrote there was a need for "common sense" to prevail on the issue. Also tweeting this morning, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou MacDonald expressed her belief that clothing should be considered an 'essential' item for shoppers. Common sense is also essential, though in short supply in FF/FG government," she wrote. Clothing is not currently considered to be 'essential', and the government has been rejecting calls to alter this classification in recent days.

Source: Irish Examiner October 30, 2020 13:54 UTC