You couldn't make it up. That was the feeling among TDs and Senators from all parties at the turn of events today. The entire Cabinet is restricting its movements.
That follows Health Minister Stephen Donnelly feeling unwell and seeking a Covid-19 test. On foot of this, the Dáil was adjourned until Tuesday, only to be recalled this evening.
Earlier, the Green Party leader Eamon Ryan disclosed he was self-isolating while a family member awaited a Covid-19 test result.
And all of this landing on the day that the Government published its medium-term plan on living with Covid-19. The launch had also been dramatic, as Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly came to explain their long-awaited plan at