Covid clusters cause confusion and frustration in towns 

Reports of Covid-19 clusters in large workplaces can lead to fear and frustration in the towns nearby, reports Neil Michael.

Barry Fitzgerald, of Fitzgerald’s Butchers in Fermoy. Photographed at his butcher shop, Pearse Square, Fermoy. Picture: Neil Michael.

Confirmation on Thursday that there were hundreds of Covid-19 cases at a meat processing plant in Cork came as no surprise to the people of Fermoy.

The Dáil heard that a meat plant in the county had 226 positive Covid cases but was never closed down, creating a major health risk, TDs were told.