Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher spent time in the National Convention Centre and Leinster House after breaching quarantine rules for people flying into Ireland. After spending time with colleagues in the Convention Centre, Mr Kelleher travelled by what a spokesperson called a “private car” to Leinster House where he mingled with colleagues in the Dáil restaurant. The spokesperson said Mr Kelleher spent “roughly an hour” in the restaurant where he had a “socially distant bowl of soup”. Onlookers who saw Mr Kelleher in Leinster House said he sat with Fianna Fáil colleagues who were hoping to be called to Government Buildings for ministerial appointments. Mr Kelleher was forced to issue an apology when details of his breach of the quarantine rules were revealed in the Sunday Times.

Source: Irish Independent July 05, 2020 18:00 UTC