An Egyptian fisherman who claimed that he should not have had to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine after he arrived in Ireland has been released, the High Court has heard. Last week the High Court directed an inquiry into the lawfulness of the detention of 38-year-old Islam Gabin Mohamed Gabin at the Croke Park Hotel in Dublin. Following his return to Ireland on May 22nd last, after he flew to Ireland via Istanbul in Turkey, he was told by officials at Dublin Airport that he had to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine for up to 14 days. Represented by Darren Lehane SC, Mr Gabin claimed that as a fisherman he was exempt from having to undergo the mandatory hotel quarantine. When the matter returned before Mr Justice Brian O’Moore on Monday, Mr Lehane told the court that his client had been released from the hotel last Friday, and had returned to work on a fishing vessel.

Source: The Irish Times May 31, 2021 14:07 UTC