Cork publican apologises for saying he wants pandemic to go on for 10 years

Tony Campion has apologised for his remarks.

Tony Campion has apologised for his remarks.

A Cork publican has apologised after he was caught “insensitively bragging” about Covid-19 supports and claiming he wanted the pandemic to go on for "another 10 years". 

Tony Campion, owner of The Silver Key in Ballinlough, was “surreptitiously” filmed saying he hopes the pandemic “goes on for another 10 years" so he can afford a “place in Barbados.” 

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