A leading psychology professor and member of NPHET's communications advisory group has called on the government for its Covid advice to parents to make sense.
It follows comments by Education Minister Norma Foley this week that people should reconsider hosting and attending birthday parties or play dates for children.
University of Limerick Professor Orla Muldoon told Morning Ireland contradictions in government advice make it difficult for parents to buy in to and trust government recommendations to drive down rising Covid infections. "The communication from government needs to make sense - so, make it make sense for people," said Professor Muldoon. "Parents are being told: ‘Well, don’t have a party’, but their children are being sent in