Taoiseach insists country is not in lockdown

Despite the new work, social, and business restrictions to limit the spread of Covid-19, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar insisted the country is not in a “lockdown”.

Mr Varadkar said gardaí would encourage groups to “disperse” on the streets and “move on” and that authorities have been empowered to do this through emergency legislation passed by the Dáil last week.