Under new restrictions, people entering Ireland from seven African countries will be required to quarantine at home for 10 days

Dublin Bay North TD Richard Bruton said there is now a significant need to rebalance the risk, pain and suffering, both economic and social, associated with the travel restrictions

A quarantine system that was not wanted by those who run it is mired in the least auspicious of starts

A political row erupted over a recommendation to add the US, France, and Germany to the list

Both Sinn Féin and the Labour Party say the mandatory quarantine must be extended to all countries