Cork people urged to keep distance and arrange outdoor meetings over bank holiday

Dr Anne Sheahan reassured parents and communities that as long as sensible precautions are in place, outdoor training for children is a relatively low-risk activity

Cork people are being urged to meet outdoors and keep distance between friends and loved ones ahead of an expected influx to public amenities over the May Bank Holiday weekend.

Acting director of public health in the HSE South, Dr Anne Sheahan, commended substantial progress made by those in Cork in reducing the incidence of Covid-19, but said that needed to continue into the public holiday.