Government accused of 'stripping out' powerful allies from mandatory quarantine list

The system is 'entirely ineffective', opposition TDs have claimed

Defence Forces personnel at Dublin Airport awaiting flights to escort passengers to their mandatory hotel quarantine. Picture: Colin Keegan

The Government has come under fire for its "entirely ineffective" mandatory hotel quarantine system.

It has been accused of "stripping out" more powerful countries from its expanded list of mandatory quarantine.