Taoiseach Leo Varadkar briefs the media at Government Buildings, Dublin, on the next phase of the Roadmap for reopening society and business following a Cabinet meeting. Photograph: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland/PA Wire ‘Summer is not lost’ - Taoiseach announces accelerated easing of coronavirus restrictions
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