Residents of a Co. Offaly town have expressed concerns that social distancing guidelines were ignored at a large funeral in the town earlier this week.
The concerns arose when more than 150 people from the traveller community attended the burial in a small cemetery in Birr More than 50 cars and vans were parked outside a cemetery in Birr where the funeral of a member of the traveller community was taking place yesterday.
The scenes prompted concerns in the local community about the lack of social distancing. Local Independent Councillor John Leahy says he has received a lot of phone calls form residents who are both concerned and angry, that safety recommendations were far exceeded at yesterday's funeral.