Pupils and staff at a school in Co Kerry, the constituency of the Minister for Education Norma Foley, are to be tested in one of the largest outbreaks of Covid-19 in any school so far, with all children asked to remain at home until December 30.

John Francis Flynn, Fianna Fail Councillor in Killorglin, Co Kerry joined Breakfast to discuss the outbreak.

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