Three people who absconded from hotel quarantine in north Dublin earlier today have been returned to the facility. It is understood that the three people left the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry earlier today by car, and were later intercepted by a Garda motorway patrol near Loughrea in Co Galway.
Following a conversation with gardaí, it is understood the three people agreed to return to the designated quarantine facility.
A statement from the Garda Press Office confirmed that gardaí were "liaising with the State Liaison Officer at a designated quarantine facility in accordance with current protocols following a report of three people leaving a facility in the Dublin area earlier today. "A graduated policing response was adopted by gardaí