A building site in Dublin city centre has been closed down temporarily after a number of workers tested positive for Covid-19.
The site is operated by John Paul Construction, building a hotel and apartments on Townsend Street. It is understood it closed at the request of the Health Service Executive this morning.
There are 200 people working on the site but it has not been disclosed how many of them have tested positive for the coronavirus. Latest coronavirus stories John Paul Construction issued as statement about the closure saying "a staff member on one of our construction sites in Dublin had tested positive for Covid-19, comprehensive testing has identified a number of additional positive cases. "We have followed the specific advice of