Declan Ganley challenge to Covid restrictions on religious services adjourned to next month

The Co. Galway-based businessman claims, as a result of the restrictions, he cannot leave his home to attend Mass.

Declan Ganley says that while certain religious activities, including weddings and funerals, are permitted, the restrictions prevent him and others attending Mass or similar religious services. File photo: Julien Behal/PA

A challenge brought by businessman Declan Ganley over Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions on religious services has been adjourned at the High Court to early next month.

The Co. Galway-based businessman, a practising Roman Catholic, claims, as a result of the restrictions, he cannot leave his home to attend Mass in breach of the State's guarantee of the free practice of religion in Article 44 of the Constitution.