Tipp Today: Local reaction to the new covid restrictions

On Tuesday 18th August 2020 an Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced new measures to prevent the spread of Covid 19. Listen back to all the local reaction to these measures on Tipp Today with Fran Curry:

Regular contributor to the show Mark Small :

Fr Micahel Toomey says the churches will resume as prior to the new restrictions :

A Tipperary GP says people are becoming demoralised as the number of Covid-19 cases steadily increases.Nenagh based Dr Pat Harrold says we need to starting working together in a bid to tackle the pandemic:

Sandra Farrell of Ormond Healthcare, which runs Patterson’s Nursing Home in Roscrea, says the sector needs area by area guidelines in order to determine if they can stay open to visitors.

A local mother Hayley joined Fran on her concerns about what these restrictions mean for children returning to school: