Couple may be able to hold wedding reception on halting site within weeks

Last Wednesday, the marquee where 40 guests were to be entertained following a marriage ceremony in Co Armagh was dismantled

Michael and Johanna Connors had erected a marquee, capable of entertaining 60 people, beside their home at No 3 Burton Park, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 8, but when the wedding party turned up on Wednesday afternoon they found the marquee being dismantled by a contractor in the presence of a significant force of gardaí. Picture: Colin Keegan

A newly married couple, whose wedding reception plans were disrupted by a court order because of Covid-19 regulations, may be able to celebrate with their guests in a few weeks.

Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin told Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council on Friday she would not continue wedding celebration restraints at a halting site at the couple’s parent’s Co Dublin home until the end of June.