Ibec calls for two-metre distancing requirement to be relaxed

Ibec CEO Danny McCoy says "significant measures" will be needed, including reducing social distancing from two metres to one, and an end to the travel quarantine requirement.

Ibec CEO Danny McCoy. FIle image

Ireland’s largest business representative has called for a reduction in the two-metre social distancing requirement.

Irish Business and Employers Confederation (Ibec), whose CEO Danny McCoy will appear before the Oireachtas Covid Committee tomorrow, says "significant measures will need to be taken to protect the livelihoods of both households and