HSA conducts more than 2,500 Covid-19 inspections in 10 weeks

It comes as it emerges that seven employees at a meat processing plant in Co. Offaly have tested positive for coronavirus.

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) carried out 2,648 Covid-19 related inspections between mid-May and the end of July.

The watchdog has carried out a total of 3,422 inspections over the same period.