Dubai pair accused of refusing covid quarantine may try to halt prosecutions in Supreme Court

Niamh Mulreany and Kirstie McGrath were arrested at Dublin Airport in 2021 after refusing to undergo mandatory quarantine at a hotel for up to 14 days

Kirstie McGrath (pictured) wants her prosecution for breaches of the Health Act halted. File picture: Paddy Cummins/IrishPhotodesk.ie

Two Dublin women are to appeal the High Court's dismissal of their action aimed at halting their prosecution for allegedly refusing to quarantine at a hotel during the covid-19 pandemic in 2021 following their return to Ireland from a holiday in Dubai.

In a recently published judgment, Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger dismissed judicial review proceedings brought by Niamh Mulreany (27) and Kirstie McGrath (32) seeking to halt their proposed prosecution before the District Court for alleged breaches of measures introduced during the covid-19 pandemic.