HSA reports reveal Covid-19 breaches in Ireland's meat factories

Lack of social distancing and ill-fitting masks are issues in meat factories.

Staff working face-to-face, ill-fitted specialist masks, lack of social distancing, and tightly spaced locker rooms were among the issues highlighted by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) in inspections of meat-processing plants.

The reports have been released by the HSA with the identities of the factories.