Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said he expects a "normal Christmas" this year without restrictions despite a recent warning of rising Covid-19 cases.
The Minister made the comments in an interview with the Sunday Independent in which he said he does not see a return to restrictions imposed in the last couple of years, particularly around Christmas gatherings.
He said there was "no expectation" for that to happen for a third Christmas in a row and he made similar comments on the prospect of the reintroduction of a mask mandate on public transport.
