Varadkar: A third 'enhanced' lockdown could be necessary in January

Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar. Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA Wire

A third “enhanced” lockdown in January could well be necessary, Leo Varadkar has warned, as many sectors of Irish society are to re-open next Wednesday.

Cinemas, museums, and art galleries are to reopen from December 2 under the Government’s planned exit from level 5 Covid-19 restrictions.