Dubai pair accused of refusing covid quarantine will have appeal heard in Supreme Court

Two women were arrested in April 2021 when they refused to undergo mandatory quarantine at a hotel after a trip to the UAE

Niamh Mulreany leaving the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry, Dublin, in 2021. She and Kirstie McGrath were detained in Mountjoy Prison when they refused to quarantine after returning to Ireland from Dubai in April of that year. File Picture

Two Dublin women looking to halt their prosecution for allegedly refusing to quarantine at a hotel during the pandemic after returning from a holiday in Dubai are to bring their case all the way to the highest court in the land.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of the two Dublin women against the High Court's refusal to halt their prosecution.