People should reconsider hosting and attending birthday parties or play dates for children, Minister for Education Norma Foley has said.
She also asked people to "hunker down" in light of the rise in Covid-19 cases. Minister Foley was speaking on RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne after the Government announced a series of new measures in a bid to curb a rise in Covid-19 cases. "We are in a different setting now," she said. "There is a window of opportunity to re-assert ourselves and do the right thing." With the return of play dates and birthday parties, people need to be vigilant and restrictive with their social engagement, she said. "We have worked very well in ensuring our schools can operate ...