The couple, who are originally from north Dublin, were married in March 1951 and have three daughters. “It was great to see him on Saturday, we were delighted,” Mrs Burtenshaw told The Irish Times. The Health Passport system allows visitors to receive their test results within 20 minutes after being tested. The results are automatically received privately into their Health Passport app. Tadhg Daly, chief executive of Nursing Homes Ireland, the representative body for private nursing homes that make up 80 per cent of the sector, welcomed the easing of visiting restrictions but said “a high degree of vigilance” was required.

Source: The Irish Times December 06, 2020 20:03 UTC