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Easier to get a Garth Brooks ticket than a PCR test, Dáil hears

(Brian Lawless/PA)

Thu, 25 Nov, 2021 - 14:45

Cate McCurry, PA

Buying a ticket to see Garth Brooks is easier than booking an appointment for a Covid-19 test, the Dáil has been told.

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said it has been “impossible” to book a PCR test in most counties as demand soared in recent weeks.

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