Date set for John Waters and Gemma O'Doherty appeal against Covid laws

Gemma O'Doherty and John Waters sought last May to challenge legislation including the 2020 Health Preservation and Protection and Other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act; the 2020 Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act Covid-19 Act and the 1947 Health Act (Affected Areas) Order. File Photo: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

An appeal by John Waters and Gemma O'Doherty against a refusal to permit them to challenge the constitutionality of laws introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic will be heard in January.

The appeal is against the High Court’s refusal to permit the two to bring their challenge and its award of costs of that hearing against them.