'Plan for 50 wedding guests', Varadkar tells marrying couples

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said the idea of allowing more people into wedding receptions if they are vaccinated had not been discussed by the Government. Picture: iStock

The Government has "not explored" checking vaccination status of wedding guests to allow numbers allowed to attend increase, the Tánaiste has said.

The Government had targeted an increase to 100 guests in August, but the rising case numbers and concern around the Delta variant led to Leo Varadkar warning people to plan on the basis that numbers will remain at the current 50.