Tánaiste warns against 'overreaction' to large gatherings at the weekend

'Open-air parties' in Dublin, Cork, and Galway attract widespread condemnation — but Varadkar says most people are behaving responsibly

Leo Varadkar acknowledged there should be more bins, public loos and other amenities ahead of an ‘outdoor summer’ but that some of this may be provided as bars and restaurants, return. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Scenes of crowds gathering at the weekend may have triggered an ‘overreaction’ as most people are acting responsibly outdoors, the Tánaiste has said.

"I didn't like to see the scenes that we saw in South William St the other day, or some of problems that there's been in Cork or in Portobello Plaza," Mr Varadkar said.