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This evening.

Dublin city centre.

Earlier…

Um

Meanwhile…

Oh.

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This evening.

Compulsory maskage?

To the bikes!

Earlier: Let’s Do Some Shots

Slow Byrne

UPDATE:

Yesterday.

Luas and Dublin Bus passengers in Dublin city centre…

….as outgoing Minister for Transport Shane Ross warned:.

“We are going to get to a situation in the next few weeks where it’s close to bursting and where there’s not enough capacity on public transport.

“We’ve increased the capacity to 50% which will mean a lot more people can get on the buses and the trains but to match that, to protect people’s health, we’ve made mandatory face masks so everybody getting on to public transport in the next few weeks or days, they’ll have to wear a face mask.”

And good luck with that.

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This afternoon.

Dail, Leinster House.

Mr Harris also said that wearing a face mask is a behavioural change “we will have to get used to”. In the same way that people put their phone, keys and wallet into their bags, they should now put a face mask into a bag and into their pocket….

OK, Simon.

Wearing mask a ‘behavioural change we will have to get used to’ – Harris (Irish Times)

This morning

Dublin city centre.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (above) and Minister for Health Simon Harris (top left) at a photocall promoting the wearing of masks on Public transport.

Meanwhile…

Twenty minutes later.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (above right) arrives at government buildings.

Chauffeur-driven cars don’t count.

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Labour Party Leader Alan Kelly TD, and Duncan Smith TD (left) at Leinster House this morning

This morning/afternoon.

Big Pharma’s way so.

Imagine our shock, etc.

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WRONG: surgical mask worn by Social Democrats co-leader Roisin Shorthall yesterday

CORRECT: barrier mask worn by Dublin city centre dude last week

This afternoon.

Minister for Health Simon Harris has said there is “room for improvement” around the wearing of face coverings.

He said that there is clear public health advice around the wearing of face coverings and appealed for people to do so.

Last month, the Government advised that face masks or coverings should be worn in situations where social distancing might be difficult.

It also advised that people should not use medical/surgical or PPE masks and that these should be kept for healthcare workers.

It is recommended that the general public wear barrier masks, which may help prevent the spread of viral infection to others.

People getting on public transport or going into supermarkets “should wear” a face covering, he added.

And the very best of luck with all of that.

FIGHT!

People urged to wear face coverings in shops, on public transport (RTÉ)

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Simon Harris (top right) this evening

This afternoon.

More as we get it.

Phase One on easing of restrictions to begin on Monday (RTÉ)

Meanwhile…

Meanwhile…

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