Sinn Féin leader says the Chief Medical Officer has set down a realistic position on holidays this summer

Dr Tony Holohan has warned that people should not be expecting to visit beaches that are not in their own localities. 

It follows promotions by Ryanair encouraged international travel this summer. 

Sinn Féin's Mary Lou McDonald says she believes everyone should stay at home, "I won't be travelling anywhere off the island this summer and I think the reality is that, that will be the case for for everyone. And I know that is bad news for the tourism industry for our airline carriers and so on but as I see it now, and  I heard Dr Holohan speaking, I think he has set out the realistic, the real position"