Cork MEP Apologises For Not Self Isolating For 14 Days After Returning From Brussels

Fianna Fail MEP Billy Kelleher flew to Ireland to attend Michael Martin's election last weekend

Billy Kelleher said he availed of Covid-19 testing facilities before flying home to reduce any potential public health risk.

However, he said he accepted that the risk could not have been eliminated fully and he should have followed HSE advice and stayed at home.

He said it was an error of judgement for which he apologised unreservedly.

HSE guidelines state the only people who do not need to self-isolate for two weeks are aircraft crew, drivers of heavy goods vehicles and ship crew.