People should not buy cans or takeaway pints and meet up with their friends on St Patrick’s Day, deputy chief medical officer Dr Ronan Glynn has urged. Health chiefs have warned that social interactions need to reduce and for people not to attend planned St Patrick’s Day demonstrations. Tonight Dr Glynn expressed concern over St Patrick’s Day and people congregating. “We don’t want people to be buying cans and meeting up and drinking them on St Patrick’s Day. With anti-lockdown protests planned in several locations across Dublin for Wednesday, Dr Glynn also urged people not to attend.

Source: Irish Independent March 15, 2021 20:06 UTC